GABAergic pathways in the rat subcortical visual system: A comparative study in vivo and in vitro

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1183-1192

  Born, Gesche ^a   Schmidt, Matthias ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus; Double labelling; GABA; Pretectum; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID C RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; [3 (3,4 DICHLOROBENZYLAMINO)PROPYL](DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; TRACER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL LABELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERNEURON; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRETECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL SYSTEM;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GABA AGENTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENICULATE BODIES; GLUTAMIC ACID; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SUPERIOR COLLICULI; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 34548319278     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05700.x     Document Type: Article

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