Physiological evidence for local excitatory synaptic circuits in the rat hypothalamus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 3396-3400

  Boudaba, Cherif ^a   Schrader, Laura A ^b   Tasker, Jeffrey G ^a,b  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLUTAMIC ACID; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULATION; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0030822801     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.6.3396     Document Type: Article

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