Differential organization of excitatory and inhibitory synapses within the rat dorsal vagal complex

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 300, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Babic, Tanja ^a   Browning, Kirsteen N ^a   Travagli, R Alberto ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Electrophysiology; Vagus

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; KYNURENIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN STEM; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; MALE; MICROINJECTION; MODULATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS SECRETION; PATCH CLAMP; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STOMACH MOTILITY; STOMACH SECRETION; SYNAPSE; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE DORSAL NUCLEUS; WHOLE CELL;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; KYNURENIC ACID; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SYNAPSES; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 78650784216     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00363.2010     Document Type: Article

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