Variable amplication of synaptic input to cat spinal motoneurones by dendritic persistent inward current

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 552, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 945-952

  Hultborn, H ^a,c   Denton, M Enríquez ^a   Wienecke, J ^a,b   Nielsen, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTRODE; MICROELECTRODE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RECORDING; SPINAL NERVE; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; CAT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; DENDRITIC CELL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CATS; DENDRITES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES;

UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE DEPENDENT PERSISTENT INWARD CURRENT;

EID: 0242624495     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.050971     Document Type: Article

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