Inactivation of amino acid receptors in medullary reticular formation modulates and suppresses ingestion and rejection responses in the awake rat

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 285, Issue 1 54-1, 2003, Pages

  Chen, Zhixiong ^a   Travers, Joseph B ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Feeding; Gasping; Multifunctional substrate

Indexed keywords

4 (3 PHOSPHONOPROPYL) 2 PIPERAZINECARBOXYLIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; QUININE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; STRYCHNINE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; INGESTION; LICKING; MASTICATION; NONHUMAN; ORORHYTHMIC BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; RETICULAR FORMATION;

EID: 0037699988     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00054.2003     Document Type: Article

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