Intrinsic and thalamic excitatory inputs onto songbird LMAN neurons differ in their pharmacological and temporal properties

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2615-2628

  Boettiger, Charlotte A ^a   Doupe, Allison J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LEARNING; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NEOSTRIATUM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS;

EID: 0031838131     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.5.2615     Document Type: Article

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