GABA(A) receptor-mediated inhibition in the nucleus ambiguus motoneuron

Neuroscience

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1079-1088

  Yajima, Y ^a   Hayashi, Y ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ambigous motoneurons; Antidromic responses; Bicuculline; GABA; Muscimol; Rats

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; MUSCIMOL;

AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GLOTTIS; MALE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 0030786654     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00012-2     Document Type: Article

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