Principal neuronal organization in the frog optic tectum revealed by a current source density analysis

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 263-275

  Nakagawa, Hideki ^a   Miyazaki, Hiromi ^a   Matsumoto, Nobuyoshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Current source density analysis; Frog optic tectum; Intratectal conductivity; Intratectal connection; Retinotectal connection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031103359     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523800011408     Document Type: Article

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