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GABA and Glycine Inputs Control Discharge Rate within the Excitatory Response Area of Primary-Like and Phase-Locked AVCN Neurons

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The Mammalian Cochlear Nuclei

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The studies presented in this chapter were designed to identify potential functions for noncochlear inputs onto spherical bushy cells in the anteroventral cochlear nucleus (AVCN). Compounds related to glycine and gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) were iontophoretically applied in a number of different acoustic paradigms.

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    Donald M. Caspary, Peggy S. Palombi, Patricia M. Backoff, Robert H. Helfert & Paul G. Finlayson

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Caspary, D.M., Palombi, P.S., Backoff, P.M., Helfert, R.H., Finlayson, P.G. (1993). GABA and Glycine Inputs Control Discharge Rate within the Excitatory Response Area of Primary-Like and Phase-Locked AVCN Neurons. In: Merchán, M.A., Juiz, J.M., Godfrey, D.A., Mugnaini, E. (eds) The Mammalian Cochlear Nuclei. NATO ASI series, vol 239. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2932-3_19

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