Electrophysiological and morphological properties of neurons in the ventral horn of the turtle spinal cord

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 3-16

  McDonagh, Jennifer C ^a   German, Robert B ^a,b   Gilliam, Edwin E ^a   Hornby, George T ^a   Reinking, Robert M ^a   Stuart, Douglas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Interneurons; Motoneurons; Neuronal discharge; Spinal cord; Turtle

Indexed keywords

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTERNEURON; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; TURTLE;

EID: 0033050307     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4257(99)80131-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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