Non-linear summation of excitatory synaptic inputs to small neurones: A case study in spinal motoneurones of the young Xenopus tadpole

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 511, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 871-886

  Wolf, Ervin ^a,b   Zhao, Fei Yue ^a   Roberts, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DEPOLARIZATION; EXCITATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MONOSYNAPTIC PATHWAY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SWIMMING; SYNAPSE; TADPOLE; XENOPUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL SUMMATION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; PREDICTION;

ANIMALS; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; LARVA; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; SPINAL CORD; SWIMMING; SYNAPSES; XENOPUS;

EID: 0032530898     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.871bg.x     Document Type: Article

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