Estimation of the contribution of intrinsic currents to motoneuron firing based on paired motoneuron discharge records in the decerebrate cat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 292-303

  Powers, Randall K ^a,c   Nardelli, Paul ^b   Cope, T C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MOTOR UNIT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; VOLTAGE CLAMP; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CATS; DECEREBRATE STATE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 55249105675     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90296.2008     Document Type: Article

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