Functional role of plateau potentials in vertebrate motor neurons

Authors
Kiehn, O Eken, T
Citation
O. Kiehn et T. Eken, Functional role of plateau potentials in vertebrate motor neurons, CUR OP NEUR, 8(6), 1998, pp. 746-752
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09594388 → ACNP
Volume
8
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
746 - 752
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-4388(199812)8:6<746:FROPPI>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The expression of plateau potentials in spinal motor neurons is regulated b y neuromodulatory substances. Recent experiments have shed new light on thi s regulation at the cellular level. it is now possible to evaluate the exis tence of plateau potentials in intact organisms, including humans, and to a ddress the functional role of plateau potentials in motor control, as well as in information transfer in the brain.