Similar inhibitory processes dominate the responses of cat lateral amygdaloid projection neurons to their various afferents

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 341-352

  Lang, E J ^a   Pare D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031019033     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.1.341     Document Type: Article

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