Frequency-dependent synaptic depression modifies postsynaptic firing probability in cats

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 512, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 189-196

  Clark, B D ^a   Cope, T C ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HISTOGRAM; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SPIKE; SYNAPSE; ADULT; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPTIC DEPRESSION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MALE; MAMMALS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROBABILITY; REACTION TIME; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032192128     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.189bf.x     Document Type: Article

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