Background synaptic conductance and precision of EPSP-spike coupling at pyramidal cells

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 3248-3256

  Zsiros, Veronika ^a,b   Hestrin, Shaul ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURAL INHIBITION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; REACTION TIME; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 19344364319     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01027.2004     Document Type: Article

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