Strong, reliable and precise synaptic connections between thalamic relay cells and neurones of the nucleus reticularis in juvenile rats

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 546, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 801-811

  Gentet, Luc J ^a   Ulrich, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ACCURACY; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECORDING; RELIABILITY; REST; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; RATS; REACTION TIME; SYNAPSES; THALAMIC NUCLEI; THALAMUS; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 0037319177     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.032730     Document Type: Review

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