Gustatory neural circuitry in the hamster brain stem

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1007-1019

  Cho, Young K ^a,b   Li, Cheng Shu ^b  

^a Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HAMSTER; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; TASTE; TASTE ACUITY; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REACTION TIME; SENSORY NERVE CELL; STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CRICETINAE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; REACTION TIME; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TASTE;

EID: 55249104056     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01364.2007     Document Type: Article

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