Induction of synchronous oscillatory activity in the rat lateral amygdala in vitro is dependent on gap junction activity

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3091-3095

  Sinfield, James L ^a   Collins, Dawn R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gamma; Gap junction; Oscillation; Synchrony; Theta

Indexed keywords

3,5 DIHYDROXYPHENYLGLYCINE; BLOCKING AGENT; CARBACHOL; CARBENOXOLONE; KAINIC ACID; SPIRONOLACTONE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GAMMA RHYTHM; GAP JUNCTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THETA RHYTHM; TISSUE PREPARATION; VALIDITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CARBENOXOLONE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GAP JUNCTIONS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 33845629059     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05202.x     Document Type: Article

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