GABAergic inhibition contributes to pulse repetition rate-dependent frequency selectivity in the inferior colliculus of the big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus

Brain Research

Volumn 948, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 159-164

  Jen, Philip H S ^a   Wu, Chung Hsin ^a   Luan, Rui Hong ^a   Zhou, Xiaoming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bat; Frequency selectivity; Inferior colliculus; Pulse repetition rate

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BICUCULLINE; CHIROPTERA; ECHOLOCATION; GABA ANTAGONISTS; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; IONTOPHORESIS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; PITCH DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0037032106     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)03056-1     Document Type: Article

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