Heterogeneous electrophysiological and morphological properties of neurons in the mouse medial amygdala in vitro

Brain Research

Volumn 1480, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-52

  Niimi, Keita ^a   Horie, Shinichiro ^c,d   Yokosuka, Makoto ^e   Kawakami Mori, Fumiko ^f   Tanaka, Koichi ^d   Fukayama, Haruhisa ^d   Sahara, Yoshinori ^a,b,c  

^a TSURUMI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

^d TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accessory olfactory bulb; Electrophysiology; Medial nucleus of the amygdala

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ALPHA METHYLSEROTONIN; BIOCYTIN; DOPAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL LABELING; CELL STRUCTURE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MEDIAL AMYGDALA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WHOLE CELL;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CELL SHAPE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; OLFACTORY BULB; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

MUS;

EID: 84866996158     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.08.050     Document Type: Article

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