Cellular morphology and physiology of the perinatal rat cerebral cortex

Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 3-5, 1999, Pages 298-309

  Luhmann, Heiko J ^a   Schubert, Dirk ^b   Kötter, Rolf ^b   Staiger, Jochen F ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebral cortex; Development; Extracellular labeling; Intrinsic connections; N methyl D aspartate; Rat; Synaptic transmission; Whole cell recordings

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL STRUCTURE; DENDRITE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FETUS; NERVE FIBER; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0032711591     PISSN: 03785866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000017379     Document Type: Article

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