Propagation of postsynaptic currents and potentials via gap junctions in GABAergic networks of the rat hippocampus

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 578, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 527-544

  Zsiros, Veronika ^a   Aradi, Ildiko ^a   Maccaferri, Gianmaria ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE MAGNESIUM; CARBENOXOLONE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM BICARBONATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL POLARITY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GAP JUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERNEURON; LEARNING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEMORY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECORDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CELL TO CELL PROPAGATION; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRICAL SYNAPSE; EXCITATORY SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; HIPPOCAMPAL SLICE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; STRATUM LACUNOSUM MOLECULARE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; VOLTAGE CLAMP TECHNIQUE;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CARBENOXOLONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURONS; KINETICS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PYRIDAZINES; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33846232211     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.123463     Document Type: Article

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