Electrophysiological characterization of GABAergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 8003-8015

  Steffensen, Scott C ^a   Svingos, Adena L ^b   Pickel, Virginia M ^b   Henriksen, Steven J ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA; Immunocytochemistry; Intracellular; Neurobiotin; Nondopamine; Refractor y period; Superexcitability; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; NERVE POTENTIAL; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0032188850     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-19-08003.1998     Document Type: Article

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