Effect of bicuculline on thalamic activity: A direct blockade of I(AHP) in reticularis neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2911-2918

  Debarbieux, Franck ^b   Brunton, Jennifer ^a,b   Charpak, Serge ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b Brain Plasticity Unit   (France)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETICULAR FORMATION; THALAMUS;

EID: 0031868202     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.6.2911     Document Type: Article

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