Synaptic Strength between Motoneurons and Terminals of the Dorsolateral Funiculus Is Regulated by GABA Receptors in the Turtle Spinal Cord

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-47

  Delgado Lezama, Rodolfo ^a,b   Aguilar, Justo ^a   Cueva Rolón, Rafael ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b Depto Fisiol Biofis y Neurocie   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; MUSCIMOL; PICROTOXIN;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MODULATION; MOTONEURON; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCIMOL; PICROTOXIN; RECEPTORS, GABA; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS; TURTLES;

EID: 0345827443     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00569.2003     Document Type: Article

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