Synaptic inhibition: Its role in suprachiasmatic nucleus neuronal thermosensitivity and temperature compensation in the rat

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 512, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 793-807

  Burgoon, P W ^a   Boulant, J A ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HEATING; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPSES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032211444     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.793bd.x     Document Type: Article

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