Mechanisms of spontaneous activity in developing spinal networks

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 131-145

  O'Donovan, Michael J ^a   Chub, Nikolai ^a   Wenner, Peter ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Population behavior; Self organization; Spinal networks; Synaptic depression

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN STEM; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DEPRESSION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; INTERNEURONS; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE NET; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0031665275     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199810)37:1<131::AID-NEU10>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Review

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