Gain of spinal motoneurons measured from square and ramp current pulses

Brain Research

Volumn 1450, Issue , 2012, Pages 33-39

  Buisas, Rokas ^a   Guzulaitis, Robertas ^a   Ruksenas, Osvaldas ^a   Alaburda, Aidas ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Current ramp; Frequency current relation; Gain; Motoneurons; Square current pulses

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; STEADY STATE; VELOCITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TURTLES;

EID: 84859428901     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.02.048     Document Type: Article

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