Mapping by laser photostimulation of connections between the thalamic reticular and ventral posterior lateral nuclei in the rat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2472-2483

  Lam, Ying Wan ^a   Sherman, S Murray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LASER; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETICULUM CELL; SPIKE WAVE; THALAMUS; THALAMUS LATERAL NUCLEUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; TOPOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN MAPPING; DRUG INTERACTIONS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; INTRALAMINAR THALAMIC NUCLEI; LASERS; LATERAL THALAMIC NUCLEI; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOSPHINIC ACIDS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PYRIDAZINES; RATS;

EID: 24944543832     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00206.2005     Document Type: Article

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