Recurrent mossy fiber pathway in rat dentate gyrus: Synaptic currents evoked in presence and absence of seizure-induced growth

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1645-1660

  Okazaki, Maxine M ^a   Molnár, Péter ^a   Nadler, J Victor ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PILOCARPINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DEPOLARIZATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FACILITATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOSSY FIBER; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; SYNAPSE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 0032982346     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.4.1645     Document Type: Article

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