Serotonergic modulation of neurotransmission in the rat basolateral amygdala

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-85

  Rainnie, Donald G ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 4 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL) 7 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPYRROLO[1,2 A]QUINOXALINE; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALPHA METHYLSEROTONIN; METHYL IODIDE; SEROTONIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0032778683     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.1.69     Document Type: Article

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