Characterisation of rat superficial superior colliculus neurones: Firing properties and sensitivity to GABA

Neuroscience

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 93-104

  Edwards, M D ^a   White, A M ^a   Platt, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GABA receptors; Midbrain; Morphology; Patch clamp; Visual system

Indexed keywords

1 (4,4 DIPHENYL 3 BUTENYL)NIPECOTIC ACID; 1,2,5,6 TETRAHYDRO(PYRIDIN 4 YL)METHYLPHOSPHINIC ACID; 3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID C RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOCROTONIC ACID; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; GABOXADOL; LUCIFER YELLOW; NIPECOTIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID UPTAKE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SLICE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL ASSAY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL LABELING; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPIKE WAVE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; FLUORESCENT DYES; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ISOQUINOLINES; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036499765     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(01)00558-9     Document Type: Article

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