Analysis of behavior-related excitatory inputs to a central pacemaker nucleus in a weakly electric fish

Neuroscience

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 491-504

  Curti, S ^a   Comas, V ^a   Rivero, C ^a   Borde, M ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

electric fish; escape response; glutamate receptors; Mauthner cell; NMDA receptors; pacemaker

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; EVOKED RESPONSE; INOTROPISM; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; MAUTHNER CELL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BRAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESCAPE REACTION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; GYMNOTIFORMES; INTERNEURONS; LYSINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RETICULAR FORMATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33646519644     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.02.037     Document Type: Article

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