Effects of excitatory modulation on intrinsic properties of turtle motoneurons.

@article{Hornby2002EffectsOE,
  title={Effects of excitatory modulation on intrinsic properties of turtle motoneurons.},
  author={T. George Hornby and Jennifer C. McDonagh and Robert M. Reinking and Douglas G. Stuart},
  journal={Journal of neurophysiology},
  year={2002},
  volume={88 1},
  pages={
          86-97
        }
}
The purpose of this study was to quantify the effects of excitatory modulation on the intrinsic properties of motoneurons (MNs) in slices of spinal cord taken from the adult turtle. Responses were noted following application of an excitatory modulator: serotonin (5-HT), muscarine, trans-1-amino-1,3-cyclopentane dicarboxylic acid (tACPD), or all three combined. A sample of 44 MNs was divided into 2 groups, on the basis of whether MNs did (28/44) or did not (16/44) demonstrate a nifedipine… 
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