A network of electrically coupled interneurons drives synchronized inhibition in neocortex

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 904-910

  Beierlein, Michael ^a   Gibson, Jay R ^a   Connors, Barry W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; ATROPINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EPHAPSE; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; INTERNEURONS; NEOCORTEX; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0033860986     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/78809     Document Type: Article

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