Synaptic response patterns of neurons in the cortex of rat inferior colliculus

Hearing Research

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 15-28

  Li, Yang ^a   Evans, M Steven ^a   Faingold, Carl L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inferior colliculus; Neuron; Slice; Synaptic response

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; 6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BICUCULLINE; BIOCYTIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHACLOFEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LATENT PERIOD; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; 6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NEURONS; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032702009     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(99)00129-X     Document Type: Article

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