Xenopus embryonic spinal neurons recorded in situ with patch-clamp electrodes - Conditional oscillators after all?

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 333-343

  Aiken, Simon P ^a   Kuenzi, Frederick M ^a   Dale, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Membrane excitability; Postinhibitory rebound

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; INTERNEURON; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATOR; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SWIMMING; XENOPUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; EMBRYO; LYSINE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SPINAL CORD; SWIMMING; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0042734472     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02755.x     Document Type: Article

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