Mapping of the functional interconnections between thalamic reticular neurons using photostimulation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2593-2600

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBENOXOLONE; CGP 46381; GLUTAMIC ACID; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETICULUM CELL; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN MAPPING; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLUTAMIC ACID; INTERNEURONS; LASERS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PYRIDAZINES; RATS; RETICULAR FORMATION; SYNAPSES; TETRODOTOXIN; THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 33751257744     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00555.2006     Document Type: Article

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