Release kinetics, quantal parameters and their modulation during short-term depression at a developing synapse in the rat CNS

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 568, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 513-537

  Taschenberger, Holger ^a   Scheuss, Volker ^a   Neher, Erwin ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ACCELERATION; ACCURACY; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL KINETICS; CELL MATURATION; CELL VACUOLE; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RELIABILITY; STEADY STATE; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN STEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; KINETICS; RAT; SHORT TERM DEPRESSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN STEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; KINETICS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTIC VESICLES;

EID: 27644466175     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2005.093468     Document Type: Article

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