Postnatal differentiation of firing properties and morphological characteristics in layer V pyramidal neurons of the sensorimotor cortex

Neuroscience

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1013-1024

  Franceschetti, S ^a   Sancini, G ^a   Panzica, F ^a   Radici, C ^a   Avanzini, G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Development; Firing; Neocortex; Pyramidal neurons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; FEMALE; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SODIUM CURRENT; SODIUM TRANSPORT; SPIKE WAVE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032509722     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00463-6     Document Type: Article

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