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Simultaneous Intracellular Recording of a Lumbar Motoneuron and the Force Produced by its Motor Unit in the Adult Mouse In vivo
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Simultaneous Intracellular Recording of a Lumbar Motoneuron and the Force Produced by its Motor Unit in the Adult Mouse In vivo

Published on: December 5, 2012

モトニューロンのサイズが,放電に対する感受性をどのように決定するか

H R Lüscher, P Ruenzel, E Henneman

    Nature
    |December 20, 1979
    PubMed
    まとめ

    より小さなモトニューロンは,より大きなモトニューロンよりも神経信号によってより容易に活性化されます. これは,受信信号がより効果的に小さな細胞のシナプスに到達し,より大きな興奮性ポストシナプスポテンシャル (e.p.s.ps.) につながるからです.

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