Selective spike propagation in the central processes of an invertebrate neuron

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2940-2947

  Evans, Colin G ^a,b   Kang, Timothy ^a   Cropper, Elizabeth C ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Phase Five Communications   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; GANGLION; INVERTEBRATE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SPIKE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; APLYSIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FLUORESCEINS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; GAP JUNCTIONS; MECHANORECEPTORS; NEURONS, AFFERENT;

EID: 57049151317     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90807.2008     Document Type: Article

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