Effects of large excitatory and inhibitory inputs on motoneuron discharge rate and probability

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 829-840

  Turker K S ^b   Powers, R K ^a  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HISTOGRAM; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPOLARIZATION; SPIKE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 0345411546     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.2.829     Document Type: Article

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