GAD67-GFP+ neurons in the nucleus of roller: A possible source of inhibitory input to hypoglossal motoneurons. I. Morphology and firing properties

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 235-248

  Van Brederode, J F M ^a   Yanagawa, Y ^b,c   Berger, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 67; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN SLICE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS OF ROLLER; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUP (RODENT); REFRACTORY PERIOD; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENE KNOCK-IN TECHNIQUES; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; INTERNEURONS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SYNAPTIC POTENTIALS;

EID: 78651450294     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00493.2010     Document Type: Article

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