1997
Functional Properties of Perigeniculate Inhibition of Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus Thalamocortical Neurons In Vitro
Sanchez-Vives M, McCormick D. Functional Properties of Perigeniculate Inhibition of Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus Thalamocortical Neurons In Vitro. Journal Of Neuroscience 1997, 17: 8880-8893. PMID: 9348355, PMCID: PMC6573089, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-22-08880.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetazolamideAnimalsAnticonvulsantsBaclofenBicucullineCerebral CortexConvulsantsElectrophysiologyFemaleFerretsGABA AgonistsGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGeniculate BodiesMaleMembrane PotentialsNeural InhibitionNeural PathwaysNeuronsOrganophosphorus CompoundsPicrotoxinReceptors, GABA-AReceptors, GABA-BReceptors, PresynapticThalamic NucleiConceptsGABAB receptorsThalamocortical neuronsPGN neuronsGABAA receptorsThalamocortical cellsGABAB receptor-mediated IPSPsLocal applicationDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusReceptor-mediated IPSPsSynchronous slow oscillationsLow-intensity stimulationLow-threshold Ca2Lateral geniculate nucleusStrong activationPerigeniculate nucleusGeniculate nucleusIntracellular recordingsInhibitory influenceAction potentialsIntensity stimulationThreshold Ca2IPSPsNeuronsSpindle wavesPathological conditions
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