Electrical coupling underlies high-frequency oscillations in the hippocampus in vitro

Nature

Volumn 394, Issue 6689, 1998, Pages 189-192

  Draguhn, A ^a,b   Traub, R D ^a   Schmitz, D ^b   Jefferys, J G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEURONS; OSCILLOMETRY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032500037     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/28184     Document Type: Article

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