Anatomical and functional differentiation of glutamatergic synaptic innervation in the neocortex

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 305-317

  Wang, Yun ^a   Gupta, Anirudh ^a   Markram, Henry ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Axon; Differential synaptic transmission; Excitatory postsynaptic potential; Inhibitory postsynatic potential; Interneuron; Neocortex; Pyramidal neuron; Synaptic efficacy

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTERNEURON; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032719749     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4257(00)80059-5     Document Type: Article

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