Two networks of electrically coupled inhibitory neurons in neocortex

Nature

Volumn 402, Issue 6757, 1999, Pages 75-79

  Gibson, Jay R ^a   Belerlein, Michael ^a   Connors, Barry W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; INTERNEURON; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MOUSE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAP JUNCTIONS; INTERNEURONS; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS;

EID: 0033523968     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/47035     Document Type: Article

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