CA1 pyramid-pyramid connections in rat hippocampus in vitro: Dual intracellular recordings with biocytin filling

Neuroscience

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1009-1018

  Deuchars, J ^a   Thomson, A M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bouton; Dendrite; Electron microscopy; Excitatory postsynaptic potential; N methyl D aspartate; Synapse

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; FLUORESCENT DYE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030272390     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00251-5     Document Type: Article

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