Functional characterization in the isolated whole brain in vitro

Neuroscience

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 405-426

  Babalian, A ^a,c   Vibert, N ^a   Assie, G ^a   Serafin, M ^b   Muhlethaler M ^b   Vidal, P P ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^c Orbeli Institute of Physiology   (Armenia)

Author keywords

Abducens; excitatory amino acids; Glutamate receptors; N methyl D aspartate; Vestibular afferents; Vestibular neurons

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; GUINEA PIG; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 0031279016     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00069-9     Document Type: Article

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