The contribution of NMDA and AMPA conductances to the control of spiking in neurons of the deep cerebellar nuclei

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 8109-8118

  Gauck, Volker ^a   Jaeger, Dieter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPA; Cerebellum; Coding; GABA; NMDA; Synaptic integration

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CELL POPULATION; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CEREBELLUM NUCLEUS; CLIMBING FIBER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPOLARIZATION; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; IN VITRO STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MOSSY FIBER; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPIKE; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

EID: 0041835839     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-22-08109.2003     Document Type: Article

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