Spike frequency adaptation of rat hindlimb motoneurons

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1041-1050

  Button, Duane C ^a   Kalmar, Jayne M ^a   Gardiner, Kalan ^a   Cahill, Farrell ^a   Gardiner, Phillip F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Persistent inward current; Spinal cord; Square wave pulse injection

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE WAVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MOTOR NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847706153     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01148.2006     Document Type: Article

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