Changes in quantal parameters of EPSCs in rat CA1 neurones in vitro after the induction of long-term potentiation

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 490, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 443-454

  Stricker, C ^a   Field, A C ^a   Redman, S J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; STATISTICS; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME; VARIANCE;

EID: 0030042713     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021156     Document Type: Article

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