Interchangeable discharge patterns of neurons in caudal nucleus tractus solitarii in rat slices: Role of GABA and NMDA

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 504, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 611-627

  Yen, J C ^a   Chan, Samuel H H ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; CELL POPULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPOLARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030864265     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.611bd.x     Document Type: Article

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