Decreased frequency but not amplitude of quantal synaptic responses associated with expression of corticostriatal long-term depression

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 8613-8620

  Choi, Sukwoo ^a   Lovinger, David M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortex; Long term depression; Postsynaptic induction; Presynaptic expression; Striatum; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SLICE; CORPUS STRIATUM; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPREADING CORTICAL DEPRESSION; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0030815748     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-21-08613.1997     Document Type: Article

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