Postsynaptic bursting is essential for 'Hebbian' induction of associative long-term potentiation at excitatory synapses in rat hippocampus

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 518, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 571-576

  Pike, F G ^a   Meredith, Rhiannon M ^a   Olding, Andrew W A ^a   Paulsen, Ole ^a  

^a MRC Anat Neuropharmacology Unit   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SPIKE; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0033565675     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.0571p.x     Document Type: Article

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