1997
Short-latency interneurons in the dorsal nucleus of the little skate, Raja erinacea
Duman C. Short-latency interneurons in the dorsal nucleus of the little skate, Raja erinacea. Brain Research 1997, 771: 80-88. PMID: 9383011, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(97)00859-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal nucleusSecond-order cellsCentral nervous system mechanismsHigher spontaneous firing ratesAnimal's own ventilationSpontaneous firing rateSecond-order neuronsNervous system mechanismsPrimary afferentsInhibitory interneuronsRaja erinaceaNeuronal circuitryElectrosensory primary afferentsInterneuronsSuppress responsesFiring rateAfferentsElasmobranch electrosensory systemActivation latencyIntracellular labelingElectrosensory systemSelective suppressionPeripheral zoneLittle skateSimultaneous activationDistinct but Overlapping Populations of Commissural and GABAergic Neurons in the Dorsal Nucleus of the Little Skate, Raja erinacea
Duman C, Bodznick D. Distinct but Overlapping Populations of Commissural and GABAergic Neurons in the Dorsal Nucleus of the Little Skate, Raja erinacea. Brain Behavior And Evolution 1997, 49: 99-109. PMID: 9031733, DOI: 10.1159/000112984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal nucleusCommissural cellsAnimal's own ventilationPrimary afferent fibersCell body areaPrevious electrophysiological studiesGABA-immunoreactiveInhibitory transmitterGABAergic neuronsPrimary afferentsAfferent fibersRetrograde tracerCommissural pathwayImmunohistochemical studyRaja erinaceaStellate cellsElectrophysiological studiesElectrosensory primary afferentsCell groupsMajor efferentsBody areasElectrosensory cellsPeripheral zoneOverlapping populationsLittle skate
1996
A role for GABAergic inhibition in electrosensory processing and common mode rejection in the dorsal nucleus of the little skate, Raja erinacea
Duman C, Bodznick D. A role for GABAergic inhibition in electrosensory processing and common mode rejection in the dorsal nucleus of the little skate, Raja erinacea. Journal Of Comparative Physiology A 1996, 179: 797-807. PMID: 8956498, DOI: 10.1007/bf00207358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGABAergic inhibitionCommon-mode rejection mechanismAnimal's own ventilationReceptor antagonist SR95531Second-order neuronsPrimary afferentsAfferent inputCommissural pathwayContralateral sideDorsal nucleusCommissural cellsSpontaneous activityElectrosensory primary afferentsContralateral inhibitionSR95531Suppress responsesLocal applicationGABAInhibitionElectrosensory stimuliRaja erinaceaElectrosensory processingStimuliResponseAfferents