Unit activity of rat basal forebrain neurons: Relationship to cortical activity

Neuroscience

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 757-766

  Nunez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

desynchronization; electroencephalogram; rhythmic activity; slow wave sleep

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOREBRAIN; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SLEEP;

EID: 0342902629     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00582-X     Document Type: Article

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