Spontaneous rhythmic bursts induced by pharmacological block of inhibition in lumbar motoneurons of the neonatal rat spinal cord

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 640-647

  Bracci, Enrico ^a   Ballerini, Laura ^a   Nistri, Andrea ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; CYCLOTHIAZIDE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SEROTONIN; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029863832     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.2.640     Document Type: Article

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