Physiological properties of the Mauthner system in the adult zebrafish

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 395, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 493-509

  Hatta, Kohei ^a   Korn, Henri ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Auditory response; Axon cap; Chemical inhibition; Electrical excitation; Electrical inhibition; Field effects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL STRUCTURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MAUTHNER CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GOLDFISH; INTERNEURONS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; REACTION TIME; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 0032527070     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19980615)395:4<493::AID-CNE6>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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