Maturation of Layer V Pyramidal Neurons in the Rat Prefrontal Cortex: Intrinsic Properties and Synaptic Function

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1171-1182

  Zhang, Zhong Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGING; ANIMALS; DENDRITES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LYSINE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPSES;

EID: 1342280524     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00855.2003     Document Type: Article

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