Reliability of monosynaptic sensory transmission in brain stem neurons in vitro

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 2213-2223

  Doyle, Mark W ^a   Andresen, Michael C ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN STEM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IN VITRO STUDY; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0035025304     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2001.85.5.2213     Document Type: Article

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