Changes in the distribution of synaptic potentials from bulbospinal neurones following axotomy in cat thoracic spinal cord

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 524, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 163-178

  Ford, T W ^a,b   Vaughan, C W ^a,c   Kirkwood, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BULBOSPINAL NEURON; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

EID: 0034177711     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.t01-1-00163.x     Document Type: Article

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