Tonic synaptic inhibition modulates neuronal output pattern and spatiotemporal synaptic integration

Neuron

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 665-678

  Häusser, Michael ^a,b   Clark, Beverley A ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; PICROTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0342460538     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80379-7     Document Type: Article

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