Differential arithmetic of shunting inhibition for voltage and spike rate in neocortical pyramidal cells

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2159-2165

  Ulrich, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Barrel cortex; Dynamic clamp; Gain control; Rat

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ARECAIDINE; NIPECOTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INJECTION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; RECORDING; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPIKE;

ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; ISONICOTINIC ACIDS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEOCORTEX; NEURAL INHIBITION; NIPECOTIC ACIDS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PICROTOXIN; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1642545244     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02942.x     Document Type: Article

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