SI neuron response variability is stimulus tuned and NMDA receptor dependent

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2988-3006

  Whitsel, B L ^a,b,d   Favorov, O ^b   Delemos, K A ^a   Lee, C J ^a,c   Tommerdahl, M ^b   Essick, G K ^a   Nakhle, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Inha University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PHENCYCLIDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MACACA; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MONKEY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SPIKE;

EID: 0032981270     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.6.2988     Document Type: Article

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