Membrane properties and inhibitory connections of normal and upper cervically axotomized rubrospinal neurons in the rat

Neuroscience

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 449-462

  Chen, J R ^a   Tseng, G F ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Axotomy; Inhibition; Injury; Red nucleus; Reticular formation; Rubrospinal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RED NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; FEMALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RED NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030998849     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00704-X     Document Type: Article

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