Expansion of receptive fields in raccoon somatosensory cortex in vivo by GABAA receptor antagonism: Implications for cortical reorganization

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 447-455

  Tremere, L ^a,b   Hicks, T P ^a,b   Rasmusson, D D ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bicuculline; Inhibition; Microiontophoresis

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FINGER; FINGER AMPUTATION; HAND PALM; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MICROIONTOPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACCOON; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SKIN SENSATION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FORELIMB; INNERVATION; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOUCH;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RACCOONS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TOUCH;

EID: 0035117839     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210000612     Document Type: Article

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