A method to estimate synaptic conductances from membrane potential fluctuations

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2884-2896

  Rudolph, Michael ^a   Piwkowska, Zuzanna ^a   Badoual, Mathilde ^a   Bal, Thierry ^a   Destexhe, Alain ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VARIANCE;

ELECTRICITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; STATISTICS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 2442615811     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01223.2003     Document Type: Article

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