Electrophysiological and morphological characteristics of neurons in perinuclear zone of supraoptic nucleus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2427-2437

  Armstrong, William E ^a   Stern, Javier E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; INTERNEURON; MALE; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030657508     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.5.2427     Document Type: Article

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