Geometry of dendritic spines affects calcium dynamics in hippocampal neurons: Theory and experiments

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 450-462

  Volfovsky, N ^a   Parnas, H ^a   Segal, M ^b   Korkotian, E ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CALCIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL CULTURE; DENDRITE; DENDRITIC CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

EID: 0032797839     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.1.450     Document Type: Article

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