Modulation of GABA-activated currents by oxytocin in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 381-384

  Tan, Zhen Jun ^a   Wei, Jin Bo ^a   Li, Zhi Wang ^b   Shao, Mei ^b   Hu, Qi Sheng ^a   Peng, Bi Wen ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglion; GABAA receptor; Modulation; Oxytocin; Whole cell patch clamp

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL SEPARATION; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL SEPARATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MALE; NEURONS; OXYTOCIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0346487635     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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