Fast rhythmic bursting can be induced in layer 2/3 cortical neurons by enhancing persistent Na+ conductance or by blocking BK channels

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 909-921

  Traub, Roger D ^a   Buhl, Eberhard H ^b   Gloveli, Tengis ^b   Whittington, Miles A ^b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; IBERIOTOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

AFTERDISCHARGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SENSORY STIMULATION; SODIUM CONDUCTANCE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CALCIUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PENICILLAMINE; PERIODICITY; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 0037319201     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00573.2002     Document Type: Article

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