Benzodiazepine modulation of GABAergic responses is intact in the cerebellum of aged F344 rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 291, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 187-190

  Bickford, Paula C ^a   Breiderick, Lori ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Benzodiazepine; Cerebellum; F344 rat; Modulation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MIDAZOLAM;

AGE; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; MALE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; SHORT SURVEY; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY;

EID: 0034703583     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01417-8     Document Type: Article

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