Retinogeniculate synaptic properties controlling spike number and timing in relay neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2438-2450

  Blitz, Dawn M ^a   Regehr, Wade G ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GENICULATE BODY; INTERNEURON; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; GENICULATE BODIES; MICE; NEURONS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SYNAPSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0142027015     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00562.2003     Document Type: Article

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