Electrophysiological and morphological properties of layers V-VI principal pyramidal cells in rat prefrontal cortex in vitro

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1904-1921

  Yang, Charles R ^a   Seamans, Jeremy K ^a   Gorelova, Natalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

calcium spikes; electrophysiology; morphology; oscillation; prefrontal cortex; slow or persistent sodium; slow potassium

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

EID: 0029865252     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-05-01904.1996     Document Type: Article

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