Cholinergic modulation of slow cortical rhythm in urethane-anesthetized rats

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 117-129

  Toth, Attila ^a   Hajnik, Tunde ^a   Detari, Laszlo ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Basal forebrain; Cholinergic drugs; Coherence; Field potential; Slow cortical rhythm; Somatosensory cortex

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; NICOTINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FOREBRAIN; HINDLIMB; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PHYSOSTIGMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; URETHANE;

EID: 84155170728     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: 18732747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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