Amplification of EPSPs by low Ni2+- and amiloride-sensitive Ca2+ channels in apical dendrites of rat CA1 pyramidal neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1639-1643

  Gillessen, Thomas ^a   Alzheimer, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; NICKEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

EID: 0030938142     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.3.1639     Document Type: Article

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