Modulation of parabrachial taste neurons by electrical and chemical stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus and amygdala

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1183-1196

  Li, Cheng Shu ^a   Cho, Young K ^b   Smith, David V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEIC ACID; QUININE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOREBRAIN; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; HAMSTER; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; MICROINJECTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; TASTE PREFERENCE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AMYGDALA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CITRIC ACID; CRICETINAE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYPOTHALAMIC AREA, LATERAL; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; QUININE; REACTION TIME; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; SUCROSE; TASTE;

EID: 14144256759     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00828.2004     Document Type: Article

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