Co-release of GABA does not occur at glycinergic synapses onto lumbar motoneurons in juvenile mice

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue MARCH, 2012, Pages

  Bhumbra, G S ^a   Moore, N J ^a   Moroni, M ^a,b   Beato, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Co release; GABA; Glycine; Motoneuron; Mouse; Paired recordings; Patch clamp; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; GLYCINE;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MOUSE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 84859341181     PISSN: 16625102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2012.00008     Document Type: Article

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