Functional and pharmacological properties of human neocortical neurons maintained in vitro

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 519-554

  Avoli, Massimo ^a   Williamson, Anne ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM CURRENT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RODENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 0029931291     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-0082(95)00050-X     Document Type: Review

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