Ambiguous respiratory neurons are modulated by GABA(A) receptor-mediated inhibition

Neuroscience

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 249-257

  Yajima, Y ^a   Hayashi, Y ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brainstem; GABA; Iontophoresis; Nucleus ambiguus; Rats; Respiration

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR;

AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; INTERNEURON; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MUSCIMOL; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0033051479     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00419-9     Document Type: Article

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