Effect of amiloride on gustatory responses in the ventroposteromedial nucleus of the thalamus in rats

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 157-166

  Verhagen, Justus V ^a   Giza, Barbara K ^a   Scott, Thomas R ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; LITHIUM SALT; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SUGAR; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHORDA TYMPANI; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; HAMSTER; MALE; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; TASTE; THALAMUS; ACTION POTENTIAL; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIMULATION; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; TONGUE; WISTAR RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMILORIDE; ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX FACTORS; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; SUCROSE; TASTE; THALAMIC NUCLEI; TONGUE;

EID: 16644385116     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00823.2003     Document Type: Article

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