Horizontal synaptic connections in monkey prefrontal cortex: An in vitro electrophysiological study

Cerebral Cortex

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 82-92

  González Burgos, Guillermo ^a   Barrionuevo, German ^a,b   Lewis, David A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MACACA; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL;

EID: 0343185956     PISSN: 10473211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/10.1.82     Document Type: Article

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