The properties and implications of NMDA spikes in neocortical pyramidal cells

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 6704-6715

  Rhodes, Paul ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical; Dendritic; Modeling; NMDA; Pyramidal; Spike

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ION CHANNEL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONDUCTANCE; DENDRITE; NEOCORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SPIKE WAVE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DENDRITES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEOCORTEX; NEURAL INHIBITION; PYRAMIDAL CELLS;

EID: 33745794526     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3791-05.2006     Document Type: Article

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