Electrophysiological properties of spinal motoneurons in the adult turtle

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 397-408

  Hornby, T G ^a,b   McDonagh, J C ^a,c   Reinking, R M ^a,d   Stuart, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Currentfrequency relation; Electrophysiology; Motoneurons; Spinal cord; Turtle

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOTONEURON; PHYSIOLOGY; TURTLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MOTOR NEURONS; TURTLES;

EID: 0036628370     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-002-0313-y     Document Type: Article

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