Layer- and cell-type-specific suprathreshold stimulus representation in rat primary somatosensory cortex

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 581, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 139-154

  De Kock, Christian P J ^a   Bruno, R M ^a   Spors, H ^a   Sakmann, B ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VIBRISSA; ACTION POTENTIAL; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN NERVE CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; WHOLE CELL PATCH CLAMP;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; LYSINE; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 34248138478     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.124321     Document Type: Article

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