Glutamate inhibits thalamic reticular neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 6694-6699

  Cox, Charles L ^a   Sherman, S Murray ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inhibition; Metabotropic glutamate receptors; Thalamic reticular nucleus; Thalamocortical; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

1 AMINO 1,3 CYCLOPENTANEDICARBOXYLIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS;

EID: 0033178982     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-15-06694.1999     Document Type: Article

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