1 Honeybee Kenyon cells are regulated by a tonic GABA receptor conductance
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Honeybee Kenyon cells are regulated by a tonic GABA receptor conductance Mary J. Palmer* and Jenni Harvey Division of Neuroscience, Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, UK. * Corresponding author: Mary J Palmer, Division of Neuroscience, Medical Research Institute, Ninewells Medical School, Mail box 6, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK. E-mail: [email protected]; phone: +44 (0)1382 383631. Author Contributions: MJP and JH designed experiments; MJP performed experiments and analyzed data; MJP and JH wrote the manuscript. Running head: Kenyon cell tonic GABA receptor conductance. Articles in PresS. J Neurophysiol (July 16, 2014). doi:10.1152/jn.00180.2014
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