Pyramidal cell communication within local networks in layer 2/3 of rat neocortex

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 551, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 139-153

  Holmgren, Carl ^a   Harkany, Tibor ^a   Svennenfors, Björn ^a   Zilberter, Yuri ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; MODULATION; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPSE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CONNECTOME; FAST SPIKING NON ACCOMODATING INTERNEURON; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL SUMMATION; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL COMMUNICATION; DENDRITES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; INTERNEURONS; NEOCORTEX; NERVE NET; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0041353445     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.044784     Document Type: Review

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