Physiological and morphological characterization of GABAergic neurons in the medial amygdala

Brain Research

Volumn 1509, Issue , 2013, Pages 8-19

  Bian, Xiling ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Intrinsic properties; Medial amygdala; Morphology; Slice; Whole cell patch clamp recording

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ACCELERATION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DENDRITIC SPINE; FEAR; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INTERNEURON; MALE; MEDIAL AMYGDALA; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPIKE; WHOLE CELL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; AXONS; CALCIUM; CELL SHAPE; DENDRITES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GABAERGIC NEURONS; INTERNEURONS; MALE; MICE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

MUS;

EID: 84876416852     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.03.012     Document Type: Article

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