Properties of GABAergic neurons in the rostral solitary tract nucleus in mice

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 3205-3218

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 67; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INTERNEURONS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PARVALBUMINS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SOMATOSTATIN;

EID: 77953518863     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00971.2009     Document Type: Article

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