Intrinsic properties of and thalamocortical inputs onto identified corticothalamic-VPM neurons

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 78-93

  Yang, Qizong ^a   Chen, Chia Chien ^b   Ramos, Raddy L ^d   Katz, Elizabeth ^c   Keller, Asaf ^c   Brumberg, Joshua C ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrel cortex; Layer VI; Neuronal morphology

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; LYSINE; RHODAMINE;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE TRACT; NEWBORN; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; THALAMUS; VIBRISSA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; LYSINE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RHODAMINES; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; THALAMUS; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 84901021547     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: 13691651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08990220.2013.869495     Document Type: Article

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