1997
Inhibitory Interactions between Perigeniculate GABAergic Neurons
Sanchez-Vives M, Bal T, McCormick D. Inhibitory Interactions between Perigeniculate GABAergic Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1997, 17: 8894-8908. PMID: 9348356, PMCID: PMC6573073, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-22-08894.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetazolamideAction PotentialsAnimalsAnticonvulsantsAxonsBaclofenBicucullineCalciumCerebral CortexExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFemaleFerretsGABA AgonistsGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGeniculate BodiesGlutamic AcidMaleMuscimolNeural InhibitionNeuronsOrganophosphorus CompoundsPicrotoxinReceptors, GABA-AReceptors, GABA-BReceptors, PresynapticTetrodotoxinThalamic NucleiConceptsPGN neuronsPerigeniculate nucleusGABAB receptorsGABAergic neuronsIntracellular recordingsDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusActivation of inhibitionSpecific agonist muscimolGABAA receptor blockadeLow-threshold Ca2Lateral geniculate nucleusAverage reversal potentialBarrages of EPSPsFunctional GABAAPerigeniculate neuronsReceptor blockadeSlow IPSPBicuculline methiodideTonic dischargeAxon collateralsThalamocortical neuronsAgonist muscimolSubset of cellsGABAA receptorsGeniculate nucleus
1995
Synaptic and membrane mechanisms underlying synchronized oscillations in the ferret lateral geniculate nucleus in vitro.
Bal T, von Krosigk M, McCormick D. Synaptic and membrane mechanisms underlying synchronized oscillations in the ferret lateral geniculate nucleus in vitro. The Journal Of Physiology 1995, 483: 641-663. PMID: 7776249, PMCID: PMC1157808, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1995.sp020612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsLGNd relay cellsLateral geniculate nucleusPerigeniculate nucleusRelay cellsGABAB receptorsSpindle wavesPGN neuronsGeniculate nucleusBicuculline-sensitive inhibitory postsynaptic potentialsExcitatory amino acid transmissionDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusFerret dorsal lateral geniculate nucleusFerret lateral geniculate nucleusAmino acid transmissionReversal potentialIntracellular recording techniquesLow-threshold Ca2Vitro. 2Mean reversal potentialSingle-unit activityLocal electrical stimulationKCl-filled microelectrodesPharmacological antagonismBicuculline methiodide
1994
Enhanced activation of NMDA receptor responses at the immature retinogeniculate synapse
Ramoa A, McCormick D. Enhanced activation of NMDA receptor responses at the immature retinogeniculate synapse. Journal Of Neuroscience 1994, 14: 2098-2105. PMID: 7908957, PMCID: PMC6577156, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-04-02098.1994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAfferent PathwaysAgingAnimalsBicucullineElectric StimulationEvoked PotentialsFerretsGeniculate BodiesIn Vitro TechniquesKineticsNeuronsQuinoxalinesReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateRetinaSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionTime FactorsVisual PathwaysConceptsNMDA receptorsBicuculline methiodideNMDA-EPSCsPostnatal monthPostnatal weekGABAA receptor-mediated IPSPsAMPA/kainate receptorsOptic tract stimulationReceptor-mediated IPSPsExcitatory postsynaptic currentsNMDA receptor responsesFirst postnatal monthSecond postnatal weekVoltage-clamp recordingsDorsal LGNEPSC durationRetinogeniculate transmissionD-APVSlow EPSPTract stimulationExcitatory transmissionGABAergic inhibitionNeonatal ageRetinogeniculate synapsePostsynaptic currents