Voltage-dependent properties of dendrites that eliminate location- dependent variability of synaptic input

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 535-543

  Cook, Erik P ^a   Johnston, Daniel ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; DENDRITE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033056618     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.2.535     Document Type: Article

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