Controlling the active properties of excitable cells

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 607-611

  Marek, Kurt W ^a   Davis, Graeme W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; IN VIVO STUDY; ION CURRENT; KNOCKOUT GENE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TRANSGENICS;

EID: 0242404423     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2003.09.001     Document Type: Review

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