In vivo recording from identifiable neurons of the locomotor network in the developing zebrafish

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-13

  Drapeau, Pierre ^a   Ali, Declan W ^a   Buss, Robert R ^a   Saint Amant, Louis ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Embryo; Hindbrain; Patch clamp; Rhythmic activity; Spinal cord; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; ZEBRA FISH;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE; KYNURENIC ACID; MOTOR NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PERIODICITY; RHODAMINES; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD; SWIMMING; TETRODOTOXIN; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 0033119281     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(99)00008-4     Document Type: Article

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