The NMDA-to-AMPA ratio at synapses onto layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons is conserved across prefrontal and visual cortices

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 771-779

  Myme, Chaelon I O ^a   Sugino, Ken ^a   Turrigiano, Gina G ^a   Nelson, Sacha B ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MINIATURE EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC CURRENT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL CORTEX; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0042316822     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00070.2003     Document Type: Article

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