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Intrinsic Membrane Properties and Synaptic Inputs Regulating The Firing Activity of the Dopamine Neurons.

Nicola B. Mercuri(1), Pernilla Grillner(2)
(1)IRCCS Santa Lucia, University of Rome Tor Vergata - Rome. Italy
(2)Dept Physiology and Pharmacology. Karolinska Institutet - Stockholm. Sweden

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