Electrophysiological and morphological properties of interneurones in the rat dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus in vitro

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 490, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 129-147

  Williams, Stephen R ^a   Turner, Jonathan R ^a   Anderson, Caroline M ^a   Crunelli, Vincenzo ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BIOCYTIN; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEADY STATE;

EID: 0030061174     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021131     Document Type: Article

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