Serotonin modulates axo-axonal coupling between neurons critical for learning in the leech

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2575-2589

  Moss, Brenda L ^a   Fuller, Abby D ^b   Sahley, Christie L ^b   Burrell, Brian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; LEECH; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; LEARNING; LEECHES; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEURONS; OCTANOLS; REACTION TIME; SEROTONIN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 24944572172     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00322.2005     Document Type: Article

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