Laminar localization, morphology, and physiological properties of pyramidal neurons that have the low-threshold calcium current in the guinea- pig medial frontal cortex

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 5301-5311

  De La Peña, Elvira ^a   Geijo Barrientos, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

calcium currents; calcium spikes; cerebral cortex; frontal cortex; intracellular recording; pyramidal neurons; single electrode voltage clamp; synaptic potentials

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; FRONTAL LOBE; GUINEA PIG; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL;

EID: 0029798853     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-17-05301.1996     Document Type: Article

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