Noradrenergic and GABAB receptor activation differentially modulate inputs to the premotor nucleus RA in zebra finches

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-18

  Sizemore, Max ^a,b   Perkel, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BACLOFEN; BRIMONIDINE; NORADRENALIN; YOHIMBINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINCH; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PREMOTOR NUCLEUS RA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP; AGE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TELENCEPHALON;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FINCHES; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; QUINOXALINES; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; TELENCEPHALON; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 55249120683     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01212.2007     Document Type: Article

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