Retrograde suppression of GABAergic currents in a subset of SCN neurons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3209-3216

  Gompf, Heinrich S ^a   Irwin, Robert P ^a   Allen, Charles N ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Circadian rhythm; Dendrite; G protein; Rat; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CALCIUM CHELATING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MUSCIMOL; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PERTUSSIS TOXIN;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; EVOKED RESPONSE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MICROELECTRODE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CHELATING AGENTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EGTAZIC ACID; GABA AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCIMOL; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOTOPERIOD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33745187997     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04850.x     Document Type: Article

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