Role of A-type K+ channels in spike broadening observed in soma and axon of Hermissenda type-B photoreceptors: A simulation study

Journal of Computational Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-99

  Cai, Yidao ^a   Flynn, Mark ^a   Baxter, Douglas A ^a   Crow, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential duration; Axon; Back propagating spike; Conditioning; Soma; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

'CURRENT; ACTION POTENTIAL DURATIONS; AXON; BACK PROPAGATING SPIKE; BLOCKINGS; CONDITIONING; K+ CHANNELS; SIMULATION STUDIES; SOMA; SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY;

VISION;

POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE FUNCTION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPIKE WAVE;

EID: 33745863501     PISSN: 09295313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10827-006-7426-1     Document Type: Article

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