Dendritic voltage and calcium-gated channels amplify the variability of postsynaptic responses in a Purkinje cell model

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 504-519

  De Schutter, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; COMPUTER MODEL; DENDRITE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ION CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PURKINJE CELL; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0031865179     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.2.504     Document Type: Article

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