Low-frequency depression of the monosynaptic reflex is not altered by tetrodotoxin-induced nerve conduction blockade

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-23

  Seburn, Kevin L ^a   Cope, Timothy C ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX;

EID: 0030809262     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.1.19     Document Type: Article

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