Development of GABAergic and glycinergic transmission in the neonatal rat dorsal horn

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 4749-4757

  Baccei, Mark L ^a   Fitzgerald, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Gramicidin; Inhibition; IPSC; Patch clamp; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; GLYCINE; GRAMICIDIN;

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATION; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SYNAPSE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL INHIBITION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 2442705399     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5211-03.2004     Document Type: Article

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