A GABAergic, strongly inhibitory projection to a thalamic nucleus in the zebra finch song system

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 6700-6711

  Luo, Minmin ^a   Perkel, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Area X; Basal ganglia; Ca2+ spikes; DLM; GABA; Oscillation; Post inhibitory rebound; Songbird

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; CALCIUM; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGING; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

EID: 0033179071     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-15-06700.1999     Document Type: Article

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