Quantitative estimate of synaptic inputs to striatal neurons during up and down states in vitro

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 27, 2003, Pages 9123-9132

  Blackwell, Kim T ^a,b,c   Czubayko, Uwe ^b   Plenz, Dietmar ^b  

^a George Mason University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Down state; Fast spiking interneuron; Organotypic culture; Population statistics; Spiny projection neuron; Striatum; Synaptic inputs; Up state

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORIDE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST SPIKING INTERNEURON; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; INTERNEURON; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SPIKE; SPINY PROJECTION NEURON; STRIATE CORTEX; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0141919605     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-27-09123.2003     Document Type: Article

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