Role of persistent sodium and calcium currents in motoneuron firing and spasticity in chronic spinal rats.

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Journal of Neurophysiology

• Publication date

  2004-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1152/JN.00788.2003PMID 14762149
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