Development and role of GABA(A) receptor-mediated synaptic potentials during swimming in postembryonic Xenopus laevis tadpoles

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 3175-3187

  Reith, Carolyn A ^a   Sillar, Keith T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; NIPECOTIC ACID; STRYCHNINE;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SWIMMING; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; TADPOLE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0033385827     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.6.3175     Document Type: Article

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