Response properties of whisker-associated trigeminothalamic neurons in rat nucleus principalis

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-56

  Minnery, Brandon S ^a   Simons, Daniel J ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; LATENT PERIOD; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS; TOUCH; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; VIBRISSA;

EID: 0037246855     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00272.2002     Document Type: Article

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