Fluctuations of inhibitory postsynaptic currents in Purkinje cells from rat cerebellar slices

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 494, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 183-199

  Vincent, P ^a,c   Marty, A ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM ION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT;

EID: 0029931365     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021484     Document Type: Article

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