Electrophysiological properties of rat pontine nuclei neurons in vitro II. Postsynaptic potentials

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 3338-3350

  Möck, Martin ^a   Schwarz, Cornelius ^a   Thier, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LATENT PERIOD; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 2642626623     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.6.3338     Document Type: Article

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