Measurement and nature of firing rate adaptation in turtle spinal neurons

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 191, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 583-603

  Gorman, R B ^a,b   McDonagh, J C ^a,c   Hornby, T G ^a,d   Reinking, R M ^a,e   Stuart, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential shape; Afterhyperpolarization; Firing rate adaptation; Interneuron; Stimulus current spike frequency relation

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANTERIOR HORN CELL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; MOTONEURON; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; TURTLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR HORN CELLS; MOTOR NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; SPINAL CORD; TURTLES;

EID: 23744500560     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-005-0612-1     Document Type: Article

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