Quantification of the Factors that Influence Discharge Correlation in Model Motor Neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 796-814

  Taylor, Anna M ^a   Enoka, Roger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDUCTANCE; DENDRITE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYNAPSE;

MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0842306374     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00802.2003     Document Type: Article

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