Determinants of voltage attenuation in neocortical pyramidal neuron dendrites

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 3501-3510

  Stuart, Greg ^a,c   Spruston, Nelson ^b,c  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cesium; Dendrite; Hyperpolarization activated conductance; I(h); Intracellular resistivity; Neocortical pyramidal neuron; Sag; Voltage attenuation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0032525113     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-10-03501.1998     Document Type: Article

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