Multisensory integration in mesencephalic trigeminal neurons in Xenopus tadpoles

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 399-412

  Pratt, Kara G ^a   Aizenman, Carlos D ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MESENCEPHALON; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TADPOLE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; LARVA; LYSINE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SYNAPSES; TECTUM MESENCEPHALI; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEI; XENOPUS;

EID: 67649604010     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.91317.2008     Document Type: Article

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