Substrate for rapid feedforward inhibition of the auditory forebrain

Brain Research

Volumn 765, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 173-176

  Saint Marie, Richard L ^a,b   Stanforth, D A ^a   Jubelier, E M ^a  

^a HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminobutyric acid (GABA); Brachium; Cat; Inferior colliculus; Inhibitory neurotransmitter; Medial geniculate; Quantitative morphometry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; CAT; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CATS; CELL SIZE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENICULATE BODIES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MYELIN SHEATH; PROSENCEPHALON; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0343580462     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00654-9     Document Type: Article

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