Thalamic excitation of hippocampal CA1 neurons: A comparison with the effects of CA3 stimulation

Neuroscience

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-26

  Bertram, E H ^a   Zhang, D X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

CA1; Hippocampus; Physiology; Thalamolimbic pathway; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; THALAMUS;

EID: 0033001170     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00712-X     Document Type: Article

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