Subthalamic nucleus neurons switch from single-spike activity to burst- firing mode

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 599-609

  Beurrier, Corinne ^a   Congar, Patrice ^b   Bioulac, Bernard ^a   Hammond, Constance ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Burst ionic mechanisms; Ca2+ dependent plateau potential; Intracellular and patch clamp recordings; Low threshold spike; Parkinson's disease; Tonic and bursting activities of STN neurons in slices

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; CALCIUM ION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; NICKEL; NIFEDIPINE; TETRODOTOXIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0033555825     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-02-00599.1999     Document Type: Article

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