Experimental evaluation of input-output models of motoneuron discharge

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 367-379

  Powers, Randall K D B ^a   Binder, Marc D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DEPOLARIZATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 0030051231     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.1.367     Document Type: Article

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