Interruption of pacemaker signals is mediated by GABAergic inhibition of the pacemaker nucleus in the African electric fish Gymnarchus niloticus

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 193, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 665-675

  Zhang, Ying ^a   Kawasaki, Masashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; Electric fish; GABA; Inhibition; Interruption behavior

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRODE; EVOKED RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOSOME;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EVOKED POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROELECTRODES; NERVE FIBERS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SYNAPSES;

EID: 34249656194     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-007-0219-9     Document Type: Article

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