Morphological correlates of intrinsic electrical excitability in neurons of the deep cerebellar nuclei

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1738-1747

  Aizenman, Carlos D ^a   Huang, Eric J ^a   Linden, David J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CEREBELLUM NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MICROELECTRODE; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; REBOUND; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; CEREBELLAR NUCLEI; DENDRITES; MICROELECTRODES; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0037387406     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01043.2002     Document Type: Article

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