Properties of miniature glutamatergic EPSCs in neurons of the locomotor regions of the developing zebrafish

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 181-191

  Ali, Declan W ^a,b   Buss, Robert R ^a   Drapeau, Pierre ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PICROTOXIN; STRYCHNINE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 0033987526     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.1.181     Document Type: Article

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