Critical role of axonal A-type K+ channels and axonal geometry in the gating of action potential propagation along CA3 pyramidal cell axons: A simulation study

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 7436-7451

  Kopysova, Irina L ^a,b   Debanne, Dominique ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

A current; Conduction failure; Hippocampus; Modeling; Neural networks; Short term plasticity

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; DEPOLARIZATION; GEOMETRY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL;

EID: 0032530277     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-18-07436.1998     Document Type: Article

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