Mechanisms and consequences of action potential burst firing in rat neocortical pyramidal neurons

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 521, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 467-482

  Williams, Stephen R ^a   Stuart, Greg J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; NICKEL; SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEOCORTEX; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPSE; ACTION POTENTIAL AMPLITUDE; ACTION POTENTIAL BURST FIRING; ANIMAL CELL; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033453982     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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