Electroresponsive properties and membrane potential trajectories of three types of inspiratory neurons in the newborn mouse brain stem in vitro

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 795-810

  Rekling, Jens C ^a,b   Champagnat, Jean ^a   Denavit Saubié, Monique ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; DEPOLARIZATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SPIKE;

EID: 0029963573     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.2.795     Document Type: Article

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