Stimulation within the rostral ventrolateral medulla can evoke monosynaptic GABAergic IPSPs in sympathetic preganglionic neurons in vitro

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 229-235

  Deuchars, Susan A ^a   Spyer, K Michael ^a   Gilbey, Michael P ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BICUCULLINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MONOSYNAPTIC PATHWAY; NONHUMAN; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0031027597     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.1.229     Document Type: Article

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