Caudal pontine reticular formation of C57BL/6J mice: Responses to startle stimuli, inhibition by tones, and plasticity

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2603-2614

  Carlson, Stephanie ^a   Willott, James F ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PONS RETICULAR FORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARTLE REFLEX;

EID: 0031812076     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.5.2603     Document Type: Article

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