Excitatory projections from the amygdala to neurons in the nucleus pontis oralis in the rat: An intracellular study

Neuroscience

Volumn 197, Issue , 2011, Pages 181-190

  Xi, M ^a,b   Fung, S J ^a,b   Sampogna, S ^a   Chase, M H ^a,b,c  

^a WEBSCIENCES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Electrical stimulation; Nucleus pontis oralis; REM sleep; Synaptic potentials

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; NEUROBIOTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT ANIMAL; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN STEM; CELL SIZE; CENTRAL NUCLEUS (AMYGDALA); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS PONTIS ORALIS; PAIRED PULSE FACILITATION; POST TETANIC POTENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REM SLEEP;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 82855172083     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.09.029     Document Type: Article

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