Modulation of activity of gustatory neurons in the hamster parabrachial nuclei by electrical stimulation of the ventroposteromedial nucleus of the thalamus

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 294, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Mao, Limin ^a   Cho, Young K ^b,c   Li, Cheng Shu ^c  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central gustatory pathway; Electrophysiology; Pons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TASTE; ANIMAL; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENTROPY; HAMSTER; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CRICETINAE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENTROPY; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TASTE; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 45549109969     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00802.2007     Document Type: Article

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