Physiology and pharmacology of corticothalamic stimulation-evoked responses in rat somatosensory thalamic neurons in vitro

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2661-2676

  Kao, Chang Qing ^a   Coulter, Douglas A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BENZYL[3 [[1 (3,4 DICHLOROPHENYL)ETHYL]AMINO] 2 HYDROXYPROPYL]PHOSPHINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

EID: 0030948952     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.5.2661     Document Type: Article

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