Characterization of sensory and corticothalamic excitatory inputs to rat thalamocortical neurones in vitro

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 510, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 829-843

  Turner, J P ^a   Salt, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 (4 AMINOPHENYL) 4 METHYL 7,8 METHYLENEDIOXY 5H 2,3 BENZODIAZEPINE; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; DIZOCILPINE; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; 3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 (3 PHOSPHONOPROPYL) 2 PIPERAZINECARBOXYLIC ACID; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY STIMULATION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; ACTION POTENTIAL AMPLITUDE; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORTICOTHALAMIC INPUT; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY PARAMETERS; EVOKED RESPONSE; FIRING RATE; IN VITRO STUDY; LOW THRESHOLD CALCIUM ION POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RETINOGENICULATE INPUT; SHORT TERM POTENTIATION; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; THALAMOCORTICAL NEURON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 0032143002     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.829bj.x     Document Type: Article

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