Estimation of single channel conductance underlying synaptic transmission between pyramidal cells in the visual cortex

Neuroscience

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 347-352

  Yoshimura, Y ^a,b   Kimura, F ^a   Tsumoto, T ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA BIOSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cat; Non stationary noise analysis; Rat; Single channel conductance; Visual cortex; Whole cell patch clamp recording

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAT; CHANNEL GATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SODIUM TRANSPORT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL CORTEX;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CATS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0032890285     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00382-0     Document Type: Article

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