Fundamental differences in spontaneous synaptic inhibition between deep and superficial layers of the rat entorhinal cortex

Hippocampus

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 232-245

  Woodhall, Gavin L ^a,b   Bailey, Sarah J ^a   Thompson, Sarah E ^a,c   Evans, D Ieuan P ^a,d   Jones, Roland S G ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GABA; Laminar differences; Spontaneous inhibition

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; CADMIUM; NEUROTRANSMITTER; STRYCHNINE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL KINETICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; MALE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RAT; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; KINETICS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; PYRIDAZINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; SYNAPSES; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 16244419764     PISSN: 10509631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hipo.20047     Document Type: Review

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