Detecting synaptic connections in the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body using calcium imaging

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 444, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 663-669

  Billups, B ^a   Wong, A Y C ^a   Forsythe, I D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain slice; Calyx of Held; Electrical stimulation; Fura 2; Kynurenate; Medial nucleus of the trapezoid body; Patch clamp; Presynaptic terminal

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FURA 2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN STEM; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL TYPE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IMAGING; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; CALCIUM; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; FURA-2; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0036449367     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-002-0861-6     Document Type: Article

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