Functional dynamics of GABAergic inhibition in the thalamus

Science

Volumn 278, Issue 5335, 1997, Pages 130-134

  Kim, Uhnoh ^a   Sanchez Vives, Maria V ^a   McCormick, David A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; FERRET; GENICULATE NUCLEUS; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULUM CELL; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; WAKEFULNESS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; DENDRITES; FERRETS; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENICULATE BODIES; GLUTAMIC ACID; LYSINE; NEURONS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMIC NUCLEI;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 0030873997     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.278.5335.130     Document Type: Article

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