Characterization of outward currents in neurons of the avian nucleus magnocellularis

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2824-2835

  Rathouz, Margaret ^a   Trussell, Laurence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; CESIUM ION; DENDROTOXIN; POTASSIUM ION; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN SLICE; CHANNEL GATING; CHICKEN; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ION CURRENT; LATENT PERIOD; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0032433195     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.6.2824     Document Type: Article

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