Respiratory rhythm generation and synaptic inhibition of expiratory neurons in pre-Botzinger complex: Differential roles of glycinergic and GABAergic neural transmission

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1853-1860

  Shao, Xuesi M ^a   Feldman, Jack L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CHLORIDE ION; GABOXADOL; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0031003530     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.4.1853     Document Type: Article

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