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 activation
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