Effects of paired-pulse and repetitive stimulation on neurons in the rat medial geniculate body

Neuroscience

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 957-974

  Bartlett, E L ^a   Smith, P H ^b  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticothalamic; Inferior colliculus; Thalamocortical; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SACLOFEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SLICE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STELLATE CELL; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GENICULATE BODIES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037055988     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(02)00240-3     Document Type: Article

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