Origin of the earliest correlated neuronal activity in the chick embryo revealed by optical imaging with voltage-sensitive dyes

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Momose Sato, Yoko ^a   Mochida, Hiraku ^b   Kinoshita, Masae ^c  

^a KANTO GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depolarization wave; Development; Optical recording; Spontaneous activity; Voltage sensitive dye

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BRAIN STEM; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHICK EMBRYO; COLORING AGENTS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; RETICULAR FORMATION; SPINAL CORD; STAINING AND LABELING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149107334     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06568.x     Document Type: Article

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