Quantal properties of spontaneous EPSCs in neurones of the guinea-pig dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 496, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 759-772

  Paulsen, Ole ^a,b   Heggelund, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OX1 3QT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GUINEA PIG; ION CURRENT; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NERVE CELL; THALAMUS;

EID: 0029858814     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021725     Document Type: Article

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