Amplitude and kinetics of action potential-evoked Ca2+ current and its efficacy in triggering transmitter release at the developing calyx of Held synapse

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 5698-5708

  Yang, Yi Mei ^b   Wang, Lu Yang ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Action potential; Ca2+ current; Calyx of Held synapse; Developmental plasticity; Temporal fidelity; Transmitter release

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; KINETICS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPOLARIZATION; SYNAPSE; VOLTAGE CLAMP; ANIMAL; BRAIN STEM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHANNEL GATING; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN STEM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELLS, CULTURED; ION CHANNEL GATING; KINETICS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33744985276     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4889-05.2006     Document Type: Article

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