Synapse specificity of long-term potentiation breaks down at short distances

Nature

Volumn 388, Issue 6639, 1997, Pages 279-284

  Engert, Florian ^a   Bonhoeffer, Tobias ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CULTURE MEDIA; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PERFUSION; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; SYNAPSES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030746159     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/40870     Document Type: Article

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