Relief of synaptic depression produces long-term enhancement in thalamocortical networks

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 2479-2491

  Hirata, Akio ^a   Castro Alamancos, Manuel A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN RADIATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THETA RHYTHM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; GABA AGONISTS; LONG-TERM DEPRESSION (PHYSIOLOGY); MALE; MUSCIMOL; NEOCORTEX; NERVE NET; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; THALAMUS; THETA RHYTHM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646166100     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01145.2005     Document Type: Article

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