Tonic GABAergic inhibition of sympathetic preganglionic neurons: A novel substrate for sympathetic control

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 47, 2008, Pages 12445-12452

  Wang, LiHua ^a   Spary, Emma ^a   Deuchars, Jim ^a   Deuchars, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; GABA; Patch clamp; PCR; Spinal cord; Sympathetic preganglionic

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; DIAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AUTONOMIC FIBERS, PREGANGLIONIC; DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GABA AGENTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE AGENTS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOSPHINIC ACIDS; PROPANOLAMINES; RATS; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; STRYCHNINE; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 58149373427     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2951-08.2008     Document Type: Article

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