Synaptic and intrinsic activation of GABAergic neurons in the cardiorespiratory brainstem network

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Frank, Julie G ^a   Mendelowitz, David ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 67; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RILUZOLE; SODIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CALCIUM CURRENT; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CELL POPULATION; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HEART NERVE; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER NERVE CELL; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABAERGIC NEURONS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS; RESPIRATION; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 84860503843     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036459     Document Type: Article

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