Synaptic inputs to granule cells of the dorsal cochlear nucleus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 208-219

  Balakrishnan, Veeramuthu ^a   Trussell, Laurence O ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GRANULE CELL; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CELL SIZE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; HYDRAZINES; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; STAINING AND LABELING; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 38349065656     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00971.2007     Document Type: Article

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