Voltage-clamp measurement of visually-evoked conductances with whole-cell patch recordings in primary visual cortex

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 185-188

  Borg Graham, L ^a   Monier, C ^a   Fregnac Y ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Conductance; Patch clap in vivo; Receptor field; Shunting inhibition; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; CAT; CONDUCTANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; RECEPTIVE FIELD; VISUAL CORTEX; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0030454264     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4257(97)81421-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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