Contributions of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in the proximal versus distal dendrites to synaptic integration in prefrontal cortical neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 5936-5948

  Seamans, Jeremy K ^a   Gorelova, Natalia A ^a   Yang, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amplification; Apical tuft; Calcium; Dendrites; Electrophysiology; EPSP; NMDA; PFC

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CESIUM; LIDOCAINE ETHOBROMIDE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; VOLTAGE GATED CHANNEL FORMING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; DENDRITE; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0030793115     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-15-05936.1997     Document Type: Article

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