Thalamocortical synapses

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 581-606

  Castro Alamancos, Manuel A ^a   Connors, Barry W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTERNEURON; MORPHOLOGY; NEOCORTEX; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPSE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; SYNAPSES; THALAMUS;

EID: 0030985855     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(97)00002-6     Document Type: Article

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