Release-independent short-term synaptic depression in cultured hippocampal neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2480-2494

  Brody, David L ^a   Yue, David T ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Autapse; Branch point failure; Cadmium; Calcium; Cell culture; Conduction failure; Correlation analysis; Hippocampus; Magnesium; Microisland; Miniature EPSC; Propagation failure; Short term synaptic depression; Short term synaptic plasticity; Simulation; Tetrodotoxin; Variance analysis

Indexed keywords

6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; MAGNESIUM; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034175527     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-07-02480.2000     Document Type: Article

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