Hyperpolarization-activated current Ih disconnects somatic and dendritic spike initiation zones in layer V pyramidal neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2428-2437

  Berger, Thomas ^a   Senn, Walter ^a   Lüscher, Hans R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DENDRITES; ION CHANNELS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 0142027016     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00377.2003     Document Type: Article

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