Electrophysiological and neuropharmacological study of tectoreticular pathways in lampreys

Brain Research

Volumn 804, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 238-252

  Zompa, Iolanda C ^a   Dubuc, Réjean ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lamprey; Reticular formation; Superior colliculus; Tectoreticular pathway

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIENCEPHALON; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; LAMPREY; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; MESENCEPHALON; MESENCEPHALON RETICULAR FORMATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGENTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; LAMPREYS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROELECTRODES; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RETICULAR FORMATION; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032494268     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00650-7     Document Type: Article

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