Intrinsic and synaptic properties of vertical cells of the mouse dorsal cochlear nucleus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1186-1198

  Kuo, Sidney P ^a   Lu, Hsin Wei ^a   Trussell, Laurence O ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Glycine; Interneuron

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; LATENT PERIOD; MOUSE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINDLE CELL; SYNAPSE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84865078177     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00778.2011     Document Type: Article

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