Linear to supralinear summation of AMPA-mediated EPSPs in neocortical pyramidal neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 3310-3322

  Nettleton, Jilda S ^a,b   Spain, William J ^a,b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE ETHOBROMIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FACILITATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; ION CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; TEMPORAL SUMMATION;

EID: 0034130864     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.6.3310     Document Type: Article

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