Firing properties of frog tectal neurons in vitro

Brain Research

Volumn 981, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 213-216

  Gutmaniene, Nijole ^a   Svirskiene, Natasa ^a   Svirskis, Gytis ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Firing pattern; Frog tectum neuron; Whole cell patch clamp

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; IN VITRO STUDY; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; NEURONS; RANA TEMPORARIA; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0141463720     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)03038-5     Document Type: Article

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