Hippocampal theta activity and facilitated locomotor stepping produced by GABA injections in the midbrain raphe region

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 93-103

  Sinnamon, H M ^a   Jassen, A K ^a   Ilch, C ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA; Hippocampal theta activity; Locomotion; Median raphe

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FACILITATION; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THETA RHYTHM;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HINDLIMB; HIPPOCAMPUS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 0033990540     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(99)00112-6     Document Type: Article

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