Noise from voltage-gated ion channels may influence neuronal dynamics in the entorhinal cortex

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 262-269

  White, John A ^a   Klink, Ruby ^b   Alonso, Angel ^b   Kay, Alan R ^c  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NOISE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STELLATE CELL;

EID: 0031844365     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.1.262     Document Type: Article

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