Multiple synaptic connections of a single neuron change differentially with age

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 341-349

  Klaassen, L J ^a   Janse, C ^a   Van Der Roest, M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Electrophysiology; Identified neurons; Mollusc; Synaptic input

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTERNEURON; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; LYMNAEA; MOLLUSC; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGING; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LYMNAEA; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0031679956     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(98)00065-7     Document Type: Article

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