Purkinje cell synapses target physiologically unique brainstem neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 6392-6398

  Sekirnjak, Chris ^a   Vissel, Bryce ^a   Bollinger, Jacob ^a   Faulstich, Michael ^a   Du Lac, Sascha ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Flocculus target neuron; GFP; Medial vestibular nucleus; Motor learning; Postinhibitory rebound; Vestibulo ocular reflex

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; TAU PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM FLOCCULUS; CEREBELLUM NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; LEARNING; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE FIBER; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PURKINJE CELL; SYNAPSE; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

EID: 0038381945     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-15-06392.2003     Document Type: Article

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