Mechanisms of electrical coupling between pyramidal cells

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 3107-3116

  Vigmond, Edward J ^a   Perez Velazquez, Jose L ^b   Valiante, Taufik A ^b   Bardakjian, Berj L ^a   Carlen, Peter L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; GAP JUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SPIKE;

EID: 2642666485     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.6.3107     Document Type: Article

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