Prolonged synaptic currents and glutamate spillover at the parallel fiber to stellate cell synapse

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 4423-4434

  Carter, Adam G ^a   Regehr, Wade G ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPA receptor; Cerebellum; Glutamate; Granule cell; NMDA receptor; Parallel fiber; Spillover; Stellate cell; Transporter

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STELLATE CELL; SYNAPSE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0034659742     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-12-04423.2000     Document Type: Article

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