Spatial variation in the effects of inactivation of substantia nigra on neuronal activity in rat superior colliculus

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 241, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 175-179

  Niemi Junkola, Uura J ^a   Max Westby, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Disinhibition; Electrophysiology; GABA; Substantia nigra; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BASAL GANGLION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; NERVE CELL; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ANIMALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURONS; ORIENTATION; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0345084473     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00956-7     Document Type: Article

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