Biophysical properties of descending brain neurons in larval lamprey

Brain Research

Volumn 779, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 301-308

  Rouse, D T ^a   Quan, X ^a   McClellan, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bursting; Command system; Delayed excitation; Locomotion; Reticulospinal neuron; Spike frequency adaptation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LAMPREY; MUELLER CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT;

EID: 0031985430     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01173-6     Document Type: Article

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