Synaptic excitation in the dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus: Whole-cell patch-clamp recordings from rat brain slice

Neuroscience

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 815-827

  Fu, X W ^a   Brezden, B L ^a   Kelly, J B ^a   Wu, S H ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

auditory brainstem; binaural interaction; glutamate; lateral lemniscus; NMDA; non NMDA

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KYNURENIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PICROTOXIN; STRYCHNINE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GENICULATE BODIES; GLYCINE; GLYCINE AGENTS; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MAGNESIUM; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PONS; RATS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; STRYCHNINE; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0030888747     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00580-5     Document Type: Article

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