Neuromodulation by GABA converts a relay into a coincidence detector

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2063-2074

  Chanda, Soham ^a   Xu Friedman, Matthew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; BUSHY CELL; CELL FUNCTION; COCHLEAR NERVE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNEURON; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SENSORY NERVE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COCHLEAR NERVE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B;

EID: 77957832251     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00474.2010     Document Type: Article

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