Blockade and recovery of spontaneous rhythmic activity after application of neurotransmitter antagonists to spinal networks of the chick embryo

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 294-306

  Chub, Nikolai ^a   O'Donovan, Michael J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Embryonic networks; Motoneurons; Rhythmicity; Spinal plasticity; Spontaneous neural activity

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 2 HYDROXYSACLOFEN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BICUCULLINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; MECAMYLAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL REFLEX; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0031984180     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-01-00294.1998     Document Type: Article

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