Mixed burst and tonic firing in the thalamus: A study in the feline lateral geniculate nucleus in vivo

Brain Research

Volumn 1273, Issue , 2009, Pages 48-57

  Grieve, Kenneth L ^a,b   Rivadulla, Casto ^b   Cudeiro, Javier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b University de A Coruña   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Cat; GABA; Nitric oxide; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CAT; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; IONTOPHORESIS; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CATS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENICULATE BODIES; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RECEPTORS, GABA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

FELIDAE;

EID: 67349267295     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.03.053     Document Type: Article

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