In vitro electrophysiological properties of rat dorsal column nuclei neurons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1865-1876

  Nuñez, Angel ^a   Buño, Washington ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

A current; Non NMDA receptors; Postsynaptic potentials; Q current; Rhythmic activity

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0032969302     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1999.00605.x     Document Type: Article

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