A comparison of spontaneous EPSCs in layer II and layer IV-V neurons of the rat entorhinal cortex in vitro

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 1089-1100

  Berretta, Nicola ^a,b   Jones, Roland S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; 6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0029793690     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.2.1089     Document Type: Article

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