Changes in the response properties of neurons in the ventroposterior lateral thalamic nucleus of the raccoon after peripheral deafferentation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2441-2450

  Rasmusson, Douglas D ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAFFERENTATION; EXCITATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE SPROUTING; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACCOON; RECEPTIVE FIELD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

EID: 0029992913     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.6.2441     Document Type: Article

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