Glutamate receptor antagonists block gustatory afferent input to the nucleus of the solitary tract

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1514-1525

  Li, Cheng Shu ^a   Smith, David V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CITRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KYNURENIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; QUININE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHORDA TYMPANI; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GUSTATORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; HAMSTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STIMULATION;

EID: 0030989574     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.3.1514     Document Type: Article

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