Anatomy, physiology, and synaptic responses of rat layer V auditory cortical cells and effects of intracellular GABA(A) blockade

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2626-2638

  Hefti, Brenda J ^a   Smith, Philip H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CALIXARENE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

EID: 0034115089     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.5.2626     Document Type: Article

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