Neocortical efferent neurons with very slowly conducting axons: Strategies for reliable antidromic identification

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-141

  Swadlow, Harvey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidromic; Axon; Electrode; Neuron

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MICROELECTRODE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; AXONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; MICROELECTRODES; NEOCORTEX; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS, EFFERENT; RABBITS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0032548980     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)00176-3     Document Type: Article

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