Actions of 8-bromo-cyclic-GMP on neurones in the rat thalamus in vivo and in vitro

Brain Research

Volumn 833, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 272-277

  Shaw, P J ^a   Charles, S L ^a   Salt, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyclic GMP; Guanylate cyclase; Lateral geniculate nucleus; Nitric oxide; Sensory system; Ventrobasal thalamus

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; IONTOPHORESIS; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SECOND MESSENGER; SENSORY STIMULATION; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; CYCLIC GMP; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GENICULATE BODIES; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; MOLSIDOMINE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0033519905     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01556-5     Document Type: Article

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