High-frequency, short-latency disinhibition bursting of midbrain dopaminergic neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2501-2511

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

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

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid; Conductance; Dopamine; N methyl D aspartate; Substantia nigra pars compacta

Indexed keywords

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

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; EVOKED RESPONSE; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DOPAMINE; MESENCEPHALON; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79956285222     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01076.2010     Document Type: Article

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