Development of an inhibitory interneuronal circuit in the embryonic spinal cord

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2922-2933

  Xu, Huaying ^a   Whelan, Patrick J ^b   Wenner, Peter ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; BICUCULLINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLYCINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NICOTINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CHICKEN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; INTERNEURON; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; RENSHAW CELL; SPINAL CORD; STIMULATION; VENTRAL ROOT;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; 6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CHICK EMBRYO; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EMBRYO; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE AGENTS; INTERNEURONS; MECAMYLAMINE; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; STRYCHNINE;

EID: 17644414475     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01091.2004     Document Type: Article

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