Structural and functional alterations in rat corticospinal neurons after axotomy

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 248-267

  Tseng, Guo Fang ^b   Prince, David A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0030052490     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.1.248     Document Type: Article

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