Unitary EPSCs of corticogeniculate fibers in the rat dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus in vitro

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2952-2960

  Granseth, Björn ^a   Lindström, Sivert ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FACILITATION; FEMALE; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MALE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RAT;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GENICULATE BODIES; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0038617812     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01160.2002     Document Type: Article

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