Neurotransmitter involvement in development and maintenance of the auditory space map in the guinea pig superior colliculus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2941-2953

  Ingham, Neil J ^a   Thornton, Sally K ^a,b   McCrossan, Damian ^a,c   Withington, Deborah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ATROPINE; ELVAX 40W; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN MAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARK ADAPTATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GUINEA PIG; IMPLANTATION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0032441284     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.6.2941     Document Type: Article

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