Transient synaptic potentiation in the visual cortex. I. Cellular mechanisms

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1269-1283

  Harsanyi, Krisztina ^a   Friedlander, Michael J ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL CORTEX; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0030910424     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.3.1269     Document Type: Article

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