The influence of increased membrane conductance on response properties of spinal motoneurons

Brain Research

Volumn 1648, Issue , 2016, Pages 110-118

  Grigonis, Ramunas ^a   Guzulaitis, Robertas ^b   Buisas, Rokas ^a   Alaburda, Aidas ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Action potential threshold; Frequency current relationship; Gain; High conductance state; Motoneuron; Spike frequency adaptation

Indexed keywords

MUSCIMOL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; DEPOLARIZATION; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; ION CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; STEADY STATE; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA ELEGANS; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOTONEURON; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TURTLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TURTLES;

EID: 84979894484     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.07.030     Document Type: Article

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