Modulation of spike-mediated synaptic transmission by presynaptic background Ca2+ in leech heart interneurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1206-1218

  Ivanov, Andrei I ^a   Calabrese, Ronald L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ca currents; Central pattern generator; Leech heart interneurons; Photo release of caged Ca2+ Ca2+ chelator; Presynaptic background Ca2+; Short term synaptic plasticity; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CHELATING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART BEAT; HEART NERVE; HEART RHYTHM; HOMEOSTASIS; INTERNEURON; LEECH; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE WAVE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037442842     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-04-01206.2003     Document Type: Article

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