Block of inferior olive gap junctional coupling decreases Purkinje cell complex spike synchrony and rhythmicity

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1739-1748

  Blenkinsop, Timothy A ^a   Lang, Eric J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbenoxolone; Cerebellum; Connexin; Multielectrode; Oscillation; Rat

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBENOXOLONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; GAP JUNCTION; MOTOR COORDINATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARBENOXOLONE; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAP JUNCTIONS; NEURONS; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PURKINJE CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 32544454958     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3677-05.2006     Document Type: Article

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