Interneurons in the stratum lucidum of the rat hippocampus: An anatomical and electrophysiological characterization

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 385, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 427-440

  Spruston, Nelson ^a,b   Lübke, Joachim ^c   Frotscher, Michael ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hippocampal interneuron; Intracellular staining; Local circuit; Passive membrane properties; Patch clamp

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; MOSSY FIBER; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE PROJECTION; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; DENDRITES; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURONS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 1842411891     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970901)385:3<427::AID-CNE7>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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