Predominant information transfer from layer III pyramidal neurons to corticospinal neurons

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 423, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-65

  Kaneko, Takeshi ^a   Cho, Ryong Ho ^a   Li, Yung Qing ^a   Nomura, Sakashi ^a   Mizuno, Noboru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axon collateral; Corticothalamic neurons; Evoked potential; Intracellular staining; Local circuit; Motor cortex

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; DENDRITE; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; DENDRITES; DEXTRANS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; LYSINE; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RHODAMINES; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0034679924     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9861(20000717)423:1<52::AID-CNE5>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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