Mapping and identification of GABAergic neurons in transgenic mice projecting to cardiac vagal neurons in the nucleus ambiguus using photo-uncaging

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1755-1760

  Frank, J G ^a   Jameson, H S ^a   Gorini, C ^a   Mendelowitz, D ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 67; GLUTAMIC ACID; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HEART NERVE; MOUSE; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNAPSE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; VAGUS NERVE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN MAPPING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PYRIDAZINES; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 65949107045     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.91134.2008     Document Type: Article

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