Analysis of the periodicity of synaptic events in neurones in the superior cervical ganglion of anaesthetized rats

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 511, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 461-478

  McLachlan, Elspeth M ^b   Häbler, Heinz Joachim ^a   Jamieson, John ^b   Davies, Philip J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; NERVE CELL; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RAT; SIMULATION; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; CARDIAC RHYTHMICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXCITATORY SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HEART CYCLE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; RESPIRATORY RHYTHMICITY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; NEURONS; PERIODICITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0032168580     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.461bh.x     Document Type: Article

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