How much afterhyperpolarization conductance is recruited by an action potential? A dynamic-clamp study in cat lumbar motoneurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 39, 2005, Pages 8917-8923

  Manuel, Marin ^a   Meunier, Claude ^a   Donnet, Maud ^a   Zytnicki, Daniel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Afterhyperpolarizing current; Discharge properties; Dynamic clamp; Ih current; Spinal cord; Synaptic integration

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACTION POTENTIAL; AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC CLAMP STUDY; FUNCTION TEST; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE WAVE; SPINAL ROOT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; REACTION TIME; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 25644439234     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2154-05.2005     Document Type: Article

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