Rapid kinetics and inward rectification of miniature EPSCs in layer I neurons of rat neocortex

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2416-2426

  Zhou, Fu Ming ^a   Hablitz, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOGRAM; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030939750     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.5.2416     Document Type: Article

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