A dynamic role for GABA receptors on the firing pattern of midbrain dopaminergic neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 403-413

  Lobb, Collin J ^a   Wilson, Charles J ^a   Paladini, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN SLICE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; IONTOPHORESIS; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE WAVE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOPAMINE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EVOKED POTENTIALS; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; IONTOPHORESIS; ISONICOTINIC ACIDS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PICROTOXIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B;

EID: 77954439717     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00204.2010     Document Type: Article

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