Nucleus reuniens thalami modulates activity in hippocampal field CA1 through excitatory and inhibitory mechanisms

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 5640-5650

  Witter, M P ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Hippocampus; Learning and memory; Limbic system; Midline thalamus; Neuroanatomical tracing; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS;

EID: 16944363956     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-14-05640.1997     Document Type: Article

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