Glutamate neurotransmission in the cerebellar interposed nuclei: Involvement in classically conditioned eyeblinks and neuronal activity

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-52

  Aksenov, D P ^a   Serdyukova, N A ^a   Bloedel, J R ^a   Bracha, V ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GAMMA DEXTRO GLUTAMYLGLYCINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; PICROTOXIN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDE; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GLUTAMINYL GLYCINE; GLUTAMINYL-GLYCINE; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CLIMBING FIBER; CONDITIONED REFLEX; EXCITATION; EYELID REFLEX; INTERPOSITUS NUCLEUS; MALE; MODULATION; MOSSY FIBER; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RABBIT; SENSORY NERVE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BLINKING; CEREBELLUM NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDITIONING; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLINKING; CEREBELLAR NUCLEI; CONDITIONING, EYELID; DIPEPTIDES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMATES; MALE; MUSCIMOL; NEURONS; PICROTOXIN; RABBITS;

EID: 16644403473     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00586.2004     Document Type: Article

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