GABA mediates presynaptic inhibition at glycinergic synapses in a rat auditory brainstem nucleus

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 525, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 447-459

  Lim, Rebecca ^a   Alvarez, Francisco J ^b   Walmsley, Bruce ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; BACLOFEN; GEPHYRIN; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; STRYCHNINE; BICUCULLINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE ENDING; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTEROVENTRAL COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; ANTIBODY LABELING; CELL SURFACE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GLYCINERGIC SYNAPSE; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; TISSUE SLICE; WHOLE CELL PATCH CLAMP;

EID: 0034212866     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.t01-1-00447.x     Document Type: Article

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