Reciprocal inhibitory connections and network synchrony in the mammalian thalamus

Science

Volumn 283, Issue 5401, 1999, Pages 541-543

  Huntsman, Molly M ^a   Porcello, Darrell M ^a   Homanics, Gregg E ^b   DeLorey, Timothy M ^c   Huguenard, John R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOLECULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ARTICLE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CHANNEL GATING; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PICROTOXIN; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMIC NUCLEI; THALAMUS;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033593590     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5401.541     Document Type: Article

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30. We thank C. Ferguson and J. Steinmiller for technical assistance and L. L. Firestone, R. W. Olsen, P. S. Buckmaster, N. A. Lambert, and D. A. Prince for support, encouragement, and helpful comments. Supported by NIH grants NS06477, NS34774, AA10422, and GM52035; the Pimley Research Fund; and the University Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Foundation. Additional information may be obtained at http://tonto.stanford.edu/~john.