Longitudinal distribution of components of excitatory synaptic input to motoneurones during swimming in young Xenopus tadpoles: Experiments with antagonists

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 511, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 887-901

  Zhao, Fei Yue ^a   Wolf, Ervin ^a,b   Roberts, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; CADMIUM; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; KYNURENIC ACID; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; EXCITATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SWIMMING; TADPOLE; XENOPUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONDUCTANCE; MOTONEURON; SPIKE; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CONVULSANTS; DIHYDRO-BETA-ERYTHROIDINE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; KYNURENIC ACID; LARVA; MOTOR NEURONS; QUINOXALINES; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SPINAL CORD; STRYCHNINE; SWIMMING; SYNAPSES; XENOPUS;

EID: 0032531073     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.887bg.x     Document Type: Article

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