Cellular physiology of the neonatal rat cerebral cortex

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-353

  Luhmann, Heiko J ^a   Hanganu, Ileana ^a   Kilb, Werner ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cajal Retzius cells; Cerebral cortex; Development; GABA; Glutamate; In vitro electrophysiology; Spontaneous synaptic activity; Subplate

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POPULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0038021563     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(03)00059-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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