Estimation of the electrical parameters of spinal motoneurons using impedance measurements

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1433-1444

  Maltenfort, Mitchell G ^a,b   Hamm, Thomas M ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENDRITE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; IMPEDANCE; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON;

ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 4143053744     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00875.2003     Document Type: Article

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