Intrinsic electrophysiology of neurons in thalamorecipient layers of developing rat auditory cortex

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-144

  Metherate, Raju ^a   Aramakis, V Bess ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrinsic property; Onset cell; Outward rectification; Postnatal development; Sensory cortex; Thalamocortical

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; ION CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; DEPOLARIZATION; FOREBRAIN; HEARING; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SPIKE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THALAMUS;

EID: 0033516260     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(99)00058-9     Document Type: Article

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