A new intrathalamic pathway linking modality-related nuclei in the dorsal thalamus

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 389-394

  Crabtree, John W ^a   Collingridge, Graham L ^a   Isaac, John T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CHLORIDES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 33644699513     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/1603     Document Type: Article

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