Regulation of action-potential firing in spiny neurons of the rat neostriatum in vivo

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2358-2364

  Wickens, J R ^a,c   Wilson, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URETHAN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPORATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEOSTRIATUM; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY AFFERENT DEPOLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031841350     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.5.2358     Document Type: Article

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