Physiological properties of neurons in the optic layer of the rat's superior colliculus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 331-343

  Lo, Fu Sun ^a   Cork, R John ^a   Mize, R Ranney ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; APAMIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM ION; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ION CURRENT; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0031815986     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.1.331     Document Type: Article

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