Sensory neocortex contains a significant number of inhibitory neurons that use gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) as their neurotransmitter. Functional roles for these neurons have been identified in physiological studies. For example, in primary somatosensory cortex (SI), blockade of GABAa receptors with bicuculline leads to expansion of receptive fields (RFs). The magnitude of RF enlargement varies between SIpopulations of GABAergic neurons were identified by labeling specific calcium binding proteins.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc279190 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Li, Jianying |
| Contributors | Schwark, Harris D., Fuchs, Jannon Lou, 1946-, Clarke, Jeffrey M., Droge, Michael H., Tam, David C., Kowalski, Jacek M. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 139 leaves: ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Li, Jianying |
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