Burst firing induces a rebound of synaptic strength at unitary neocortical synapses

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 621-624

  Galarreta, Mario ^a   Hestrin, Shaul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEOCORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033965010     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.1.621     Document Type: Article

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