Dynamic properties of corticothalamic excitatory postsynaptic potentials and thalamic reticular inhibitory postsynaptic potentials in thalamocortical neurons of the guinea-pig dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus

Neuroscience

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-20

  Von Krosigk, M ^a   Monckton, J E ^b   Reiner, P B ^c   McCormick, D A ^b  

^a PO Box 214 ^*  (Canada)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Facilitation; Metabotropic glutamate receptor

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; BICUCULLINE; LIDOCAINE ETHOBROMIDE; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; THALAMUS; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENICULATE BODIES; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; RETICULAR FORMATION; RETINA; THALAMUS;

EID: 0032928353     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00557-0     Document Type: Article

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