Dendritic Na+ channels amplify EPSPs in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 2181-2191

  Lipowsky, Rupert ^a   Gillessen, Thomas ^a   Alzheimer, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; BICUCULLINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SOMATIC CELL; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 0029967045     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.4.2181     Document Type: Article

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