Anxiogenic modulation of spontaneous and evoked neuronal activity in the basolateral amygdala

Neuroscience

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1069-1077

  Buffalari, D M ^a   Grace, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Electrophysiology; Entorhinal cortex; Stress; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN; YOHIMBINE; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EXCITATION; FACILITATION; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; EVOKED RESPONSE; METABOLISM; MICRODIALYSIS; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EVOKED POTENTIALS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MICROELECTRODES; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 70449443914     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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