The effects of synaptic noise on measurements of evoked excitatory postsynaptic response amplitudes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 205-219

  Wahl, Linda M ^a,b   Jack, J Julian B ^a   Larkman, Alan U ^a   Stratford, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOGRAM; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MICROELECTRODE; NOISE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030966540     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78061-5     Document Type: Article

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