Electrophysiology of optic nerve input to suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons in rats and degus

Brain Research

Volumn 960, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 142-151

  Jiao, Yong Yi ^a,b   Rusak, Benjamin ^a,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activation; Circadian rhythm; Diurnal; Electrophysiology; GABA; Glutamate; Nocturnal; Retinohypothalamic tract; Suppression

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MODEL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; RODENT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; OPTIC NERVE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RETINA; RODENTIA; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0037449408     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)03804-0     Document Type: Article

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