Analysis and biophysical interpretation of bistable behaviour in thalamocortical neurons

Neuroscience

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 519-523

  Toth T I ^a   Hughes, S W ^a   Crunelli, V ^a  

^a Preclinical Building   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrical membrane circuit; Hysteresis; Low threshold calcium current

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOPHYSICS; BRAIN CORTEX; CALCIUM CURRENT; HYSTERESIS; ION CURRENT; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

ALGORITHMS; BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; KINETICS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; THALAMUS;

EID: 0032551551     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00118-3     Document Type: Article

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