Electrotonic coupling interacts with intrinsic properties to generate synchronized activity in cerebellar networks of inhibitory interneurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 3298-3306

  Mann Metzer, Puah ^a   Yarom, Yosef ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Dye coupling; Electrotonic coupling; Inhibitory interneurons; Inhibitory network; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; GUINEA PIG; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033135299     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-09-03298.1999     Document Type: Article

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