Intrinsic and synaptic properties of neurons in an avian thalamic nucleus during song learning

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1903-1914

  Luo, Minmin ^a   Perkel, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LEARNING; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NEOSTRIATUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SONGBIRD; STEREOTYPY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0036798580     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2002.88.4.1903     Document Type: Article

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