Integration of synaptic and intrinsic dendritic currents in cat spinal motoneurons

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 40, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 1-8

  Binder, Marc D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrites; Motoneuron; Synaptic currents; Synaptic integration

Indexed keywords

CAT; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; DENDRITE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; LOCOMOTION; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CATS; DENDRITES; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MOTOR NEURONS; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036825176     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0173(02)00183-2     Document Type: Review

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