Second-order vestibular neurons form separate populations with different membrane and discharge properties

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 845-861

  Straka, H ^a,b   Beraneck, M ^a,b   Rohregger, M ^a   Moore, L E ^b   Vidal, P P ^b   Vibert, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENCEPHALE ISOLE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FROG; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; NONHUMAN; OCULOMOTOR NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; SPIKE WAVE; VESTIBULAR NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; RANA TEMPORARIA; SPINAL CORD; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 3142661763     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00107.2004     Document Type: Article

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