Short-term synaptic depression in the neonatal mouse spinal cord: Effects of calcium and temperature

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 2047-2062

  Li, Yan ^a   Burke, R E ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0035022874     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2001.85.5.2047     Document Type: Article

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