Differential roles of GABAergic and glycinergic input on FM selectivity in the inferior colliculus of the pallid bat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2523-2535

  Williams, Anthony J ^a   Fuzessery, Zoltan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycine; Inhibitory sidebands; Iontophoresis

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; STRYCHNINE;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BAT; FREQUENCY MODULATION; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MICROIONTOPHORESIS; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PALLID BAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; CHIROPTERA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABAERGIC NEURONS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; GLYCINE AGENTS; INFERIOR COLLICULI; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; IONTOPHORESIS; NEURAL INHIBITION; PYRIDAZINES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; STRYCHNINE;

EID: 80755171246     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00569.2011     Document Type: Article

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