Electrical interaction between neurons in the pigeon isthmo-optic nucleus

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 159-163

  Hu, Jing ^a   Li, Wen Chang ^a   Xiao, Quan ^a   Wang, Shu Rong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Brain slice; Electrical field effect; Gap junction; Isthmo optic nucleus; Pigeon; Transmembrane potential

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL INTERACTION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GAP JUNCTION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COLUMBIDAE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0033963652     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(99)00211-7     Document Type: Article

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