Effects of chronic infusion of a GABAA receptor agonist or antagonist into the vestibular nuclear complex on vestibular compensation in the guinea pig

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 313, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1126-1135

  Gliddon, Catherine M ^a   Darlington, Cynthia L ^a   Smith, Paul F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAFFERENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFUSION; GUINEA PIG; HEAD TILTING; MALE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NYSTAGMUS; OSMOTIC PUMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; ROLL HEAD TILT; SYMPTOM; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; YAW HEAD TILT;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MUSCIMOL; NYSTAGMUS, PHYSIOLOGIC; POSTURE; PYRIDAZINES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; REFLEX; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 19444368991     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.104.082172     Document Type: Article

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