Electrophysiological evidence using focal flash photolysis of caged glutamate that CA1 pyramidal cells receive excitatory synaptic input from the subiculum

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 3007-3011

  Shao, Li Rong ^a   Dudek, F Edward ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN SLICE; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; RECORDING; STIMULATION; SUBICULUM; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; WHOLE CELL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PHOTOLYSIS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPSES;

EID: 17644375130     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00877.2004     Document Type: Article

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