The effects of common input characteristics and discharge rate on synchronization in rat hypoglossal motoneurones

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 541, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 245-260

  Turker K S ^a   Powers, R K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HISTOGRAM; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE WAVE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MOTOR NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0037095817     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2001.013097     Document Type: Article

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