Synaptic refractory period provides a measure of probability of release in the hippocampus

Neuron

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1309-1318

  Hjelmstad, Gregory O ^a   Nicoll, Roger A ^a,b   Malenka, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; 8 CYCLOPENTYLTHEOPHYLLINE; ADENOSINE; EGTAZIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RAT; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031461236     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80421-3     Document Type: Article

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