Differential neural representation of oral ethanol by central taste-sensitive neurons in ethanol-preferring and genetically heterogeneous rats

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3145-3156

  Lemon, Christian H ^a   Wilson, David M ^a   Brasser, Susan M ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Genetics; Neural coding; Solitary tract; Taste

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STIMULUS; SWEETNESS; TASTE; TASTE BUD;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; STOMACH; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENTS; TASTE;

EID: 83055161511     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00580.2011     Document Type: Article

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