John Eccles' pioneering role in understanding central synaptic transmission

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 78, Issue 3-5, 2006, Pages 173-188

  Burke, Robert E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Intracellular recording; Motoneurons; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

GLASS; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DENDRITE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ENERGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HYPOTHESIS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTELLECT; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MICROPIPETTE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33744917498     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2006.02.002     Document Type: Review

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