Spontaneous bursting and rhythmic activity in the cuneate nucleus of anaesthetized rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 487-500

  Sanchez E ^a   Reboreda, A ^a   Romero, M ^a   Lamas, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anesthetized rat; Cuneolemniscal; Dorsal column nuclei; Electrophysiology; Excitability; Oscillation

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RAT; REACTION TIME; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; PERIODICITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33749081197     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.03.050     Document Type: Article

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