Differential activation of glutamate receptor subtypes on a single class of cells enables a neural oscillator to produce distinct behaviors

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 835-847

  Spiro, John E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; FEMALE; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MALE; MODULATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHM;

EID: 0030811977     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.2.835     Document Type: Article

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