Induction of long-lasting depolarization in medioventral medulla neurons by cholinergic input from the pedunculopontine nucleus

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1127-1137

  Mamiya, Keiko ^a   Bay, Kevin ^a   Skinner, R D ^a   Garcia Rill, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Locomotion; Posture; Reticular activating system

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; SCOPOLAMINE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN STEM; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCOMOTION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETICULAR FORMATION;

ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 24044530098     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00253.2005     Document Type: Article

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