Quantitative analysis of firing properties of pyramidal neurons from layer 5 of rat sensorimotor cortex

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2484-2498

  Schwindt, Peter ^a   O'Brien, Jennifer A ^a   Crill, Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX;

EID: 0030991497     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.5.2484     Document Type: Article

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