Strychnine-sensitive glycine responses in neurons of the lateral amygdala: An electrophysiological and immunocytochemical characterization

Neuroscience

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 427-441

  Danober, L ^a   Pape, H C ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chloride conductance; Gephyrin; Glycine receptors; Guinea pig; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; GEPHYRIN; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; PICROTOXIN; STRYCHNINE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHLORIDE CONDUCTANCE; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GLYCINE; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; STRYCHNINE;

EID: 0032495837     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00648-9     Document Type: Article

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