Specialized electrophysiological properties of anatomically identified neurons in the hilar region of the rat fascia dentata

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1518-1534

  Lübke, Joachim ^a   Frotscher, Michael ^a   Spruston, Nelson ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENTATE GYRUS; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; MOSSY FIBER; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 2642618592     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.3.1518     Document Type: Article

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