Electrophysiological characteristics of classes of neuron in the HVc of the zebra finch

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 914-923

  Kubota, Michinori ^a   Taniguchi, Ikuo ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CORPUS STRIATUM; DENDRITE; DENDRITIC SPINE; MALE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 0031865184     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.2.914     Document Type: Article

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