Modulation of cellular and synaptic variability in the lamprey spinal cord

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-56

  Parker, David ^a   Bevan, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NEUROPEPTIDE; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LAMPREY; MALE; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; INTERNEURONS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PETROMYZON; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SUBSTANCE P; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTIC VESICLES;

EID: 33846434131     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00717.2006     Document Type: Article

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