Determination of the location and magnitude of synaptic conductance changes in spinal motoneurons by impedance measurements

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1400-1416

  Maltenfort, Mitchell G ^a,b   Phillips, Carrie A ^a,d   McCurdy, Martha L ^a,c   Hamm, Thomas M ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d Arizona Endocrinology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENDRITIC CELL; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; IMPEDANCE; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SYNAPSE;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 4143074880     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00873.2003     Document Type: Article

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