Unitary Giant Synapses Embracing a Single Neuron at the Convergent Site of Time-Coding Pathways of an Electric Fish, Gymnarchus niloticus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 472, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 140-155

  Matsushita, Atsuko ^a   Kawasaki, Masashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Binaural comparison; Calyx of Held; Jamming avoidance response; Phase lock; SV2; Time pathway

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; PROTEIN; SV2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL TYPE; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROSENSORY LATERAL LINE LOBE; ELECTROSENSORY SYSTEM; GIANT CELL; GIANT NERVE CELL; GIANT SYNAPSE; GYMNARCHUS NILOTICUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE CELL; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OVOIDAL CELL; PHASE LOCKING NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SENSORY SYSTEM; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; TIME; TIME DISPARITY;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC FISH; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; SYNAPSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1842563144     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.11041     Document Type: Article

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