Bursting in inhibitory interneuronal networks: A role for gap- junctional coupling

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1274-1283

  Skinner, F K ^a,b   Zhang, L ^a   Perez Velazquez, J L ^a   Carlen, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURON; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THEORY;

EID: 0033054197     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.3.1274     Document Type: Article

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