Modulation of solitary taste neurons by electrical stimulation of the ventroposteromedial nucleus of the thalamus in the hamster

Brain Research

Volumn 1221, Issue , 2008, Pages 67-79

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

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

^b Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

^c HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Central gustatory modulation; Electrophysiology; Solitary; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

URETHAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; GUSTATORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; HAMSTER; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CRICETINAE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TASTE; TASTE BUDS; TONGUE; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI;

CRICETINAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 46049113483     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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