Mechanism of Irregular Firing of Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Neurons in Rat Hypothalamic Slices

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 267-273

  Kononenko, Nikolai I ^a   Dudek, F Edward ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; DEPOLARIZATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PYRIDAZINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0347088834     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00314.2003     Document Type: Article

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