Properties of unitary granule cell→Purkinje cell synapses in adult rat cerebellar slices

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 9668-9678

  Isope, Philippe ^a   Barbour, Boris ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Glutamate; Granule cell; Motor control; Purkinje cell; Synapse

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; GRANULE CELL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037111840     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-22-09668.2002     Document Type: Article

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