Blockade of cholinergic receptors in rat barrel cortex prevents long- term changes in the evoked potential during sensory preconditioning

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 529-545

  Maalouf, M ^a   Miasnikov, A A ^a   Dykes, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; ATROPINE METHYL NITRATE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; VIBRISSA;

EID: 0031866153     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.2.529     Document Type: Article

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