GABA-mediated corticofugal inhibition of taste-responsive neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract

Brain Research

Volumn 858, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 408-415

  Smith, David V ^a   Li, Cheng Shu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminobutyric acid; Bicuculline methiodide; Gustation; Insular cortex; Nucleus of the solitary tract; Taste

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; CITRIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEIC ACID; QUININE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; HAMSTER; MALE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STIMULATION; TASTE;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CITRIC ACID; CRICETINAE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MICROINJECTIONS; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; QUININE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; SUCROSE; TASTE;

EID: 0034628978     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02484-1     Document Type: Article

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