Depression of inhibitory synaptic transmission between Purkinje cells and neurons of the cerebellar nuclei

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 19, 2002, Pages 8447-8457

  Telgkamp, Petra ^a   Raman, Indira M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep cerebellar; Frequency dependence; GABAA; Interpositus; IPSC; Nuclei; Paired pulse depression; Short term plasticity; Spontaneous activity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL KINETICS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CEREBELLUM NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS; INHIBITION KINETICS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE ENDING; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; STEADY STATE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 0036813661     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-19-08447.2002     Document Type: Article

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