Input summation by cultured pyramidal neurons is linear and position- independent

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-15

  Cash, Sydney ^a   Yuste, Rafael ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortex; Dendrite; Hippocampus; Iontophoresis; NMDA; Potassium

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; DENDRITE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MICROIONTOPHORESIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

EID: 0031974082     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-01-00010.1998     Document Type: Article

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