Active dendrites reduce location-dependent variability of synaptic trains

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 2116-2128

  Cook, Erik P ^a   Johnston, Daniel ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DEPOLARIZATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMORY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030864371     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.4.2116     Document Type: Article

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