Tonic GABA A receptor conductance in medial subnucleus of the tractus solitarius neurons is inhibited by activation of μ-opioid receptors

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1022-1031

  Herman, Melissa A ^a   Gillis, Richard A ^b   Vicini, Stefano ^a,b   Dretchen, Kenneth L ^b   Sahibzada, Niaz ^a  

^a Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid; Brain stem; Opioid; Tonic; Vagus

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; GABOXADOL; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; PICROTOXIN; TETRODOTOXIN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4,5,6,7-TETRAHYDROISOXAZOLO(5,4-C)PYRIDIN-3-OL; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; ISOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PYRIDAZINE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITABILITY; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRACTUS SOLITARIUS NEURON; WHOLE CELL; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; DRUG EFFECT; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABA-A RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ISOXAZOLES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PICROTOXIN; PYRIDAZINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 84855862363     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00853.2011     Document Type: Article

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