Characterization of Subthreshold Voltage Fluctuations in Neuronal Membranes

Neural Computation

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2577-2618

  Rudolph, M ^b   Destexhe, A ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; NERVE CELL; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY;

CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTRICITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 0141860842     PISSN: 08997667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/089976603322385081     Document Type: Article

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