Intrinsic and extrinsic connections of the rat central extended amygdala: An in vivo electrophysiological study of the central amygdaloid nucleus

Brain Research

Volumn 794, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 188-198

  Veinante, Pierre ^a   Freund Mercier, Marie José ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Central amygdaloid nucleus; Electrical stimulation; Extracellular recording; Insular cortex; Lateral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis; Thalamic paraventricular nucleus

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; INSULA; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; SPIKE; STRIA TERMINALIS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 0032102112     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00228-5     Document Type: Article

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