Distinguishing between presynaptic and postsynaptic mechanisms of short-term depression during action potential trains

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 4868-4877

  Wong, Adrian Y C ^a   Graham, Bruce P ^b   Billups, Brian ^a   Forsythe, Ian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AMPA receptor; Auditory processing; Calyx of Held; Cyclothiazide; Desensitization; Excitatory synaptic transmission; Short term depression; Voltage clamp

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; CYCLOTHIAZIDE; GAMMA DEXTRO GLUTAMYLGLYCINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KYNURENIC ACID;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; CALYX OF HELD; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEARING; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULATION; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0038755184     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-12-04868.2003     Document Type: Article

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