Cholinergic responses of morphologically and electrophysiologically characterized neurons of the basolateral complex in rat amygdala slices

Neuroscience

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 731-743

  Yajeya, J ^a   De La Fuente, Juan A ^a   Merchant, M A ^a   Riolobos, A S ^a   Heredia, M ^a   Criado, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

basolateral amygdaloid complex; muscarinic effects; rat; slices

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BIOCYTIN; CARBACHOL; MUSCARINIC AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030928515     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00614-8     Document Type: Article

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