Complex response to afferent excitatory bursts by nucleus accumbens medium spiny projection neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1276-1284

  Lape, Remigijus ^a   Dani, John A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ADDICTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY MOVEMENT; BRAIN SLICE; DEPRESSION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FACILITATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REWARD; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS;

EID: 4143135516     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00066.2004     Document Type: Article

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