Synaptic characteristics of rostral nucleus of the solitary tract neurons with input from the chorda tympani and glossopharyngeal nerves

Brain Research

Volumn 1328, Issue , 2010, Pages 71-78

  Wang, Min ^a   Bradley, Robert M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorda tympani nerve; Frequency dependent depression; Glossopharyngeal nerve; Nucleus of the solitary tract; Synaptic response; Taste

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CHORDA TYMPANI; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNAPSE; TASTE;

ANIMALS; CHORDA TYMPANI NERVE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT-TRACING TECHNIQUES; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; STAINING AND LABELING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TASTE; VISCERAL AFFERENTS;

CHORDA;

EID: 77950594117     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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