Short-term modulation at synapses between neurons in laminae II-V of the rodent spinal dorsal horn

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2920-2930

  Zhang, W ^a   Schneider, S P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FACILITATION; FEMALE; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SYNAPSE;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BICUCULLINE; CRICETINAE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; GABA-A RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE AGENTS; LYSINE; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; REACTION TIME; SPINAL CORD; STRYCHNINE; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959357481     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00684.2010     Document Type: Article

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