Spontaneous unitary synaptic activity in CA1 pyramidal neurons during early postnatal development: Constant contribution of AMPA and NMDA receptors

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 5552-5562

  Groc, Laurent ^a   Gustafsson, Bengt ^a   Hanse, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AMPA receptor; Development; Neonate hippocampus; NMDA receptor; Silent synapse; Spontaneous activity

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036662786     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-13-05552.2002     Document Type: Article

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