Vagally evoked synaptic currents in the immature rat nucleus tractus solitarii in an intact in vitro preparation

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 512, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 149-162

  Smith, Bret N ^a   Dou, Ping ^a   Barber, William D ^a   Dudek, F Edward ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; 6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMINO ACID; BICUCULLINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LATENT PERIOD; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; EVOKED RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; MATURITY;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; 6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CRANIAL NERVES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0032192137     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.149bf.x     Document Type: Article

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