Presynaptic efficacy directs normalization of synaptic strength in layer 2/3 rat neocortex after paired activity

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2965-2975

  Hardingham, Neil R ^a,b   Hardingham, Giles E ^c   Fox, Kevin D ^b   Jack, Julian J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; STRENGTH; SYNAPTIC EFFICACY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; NEOCORTEX; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PRESYNAPTIC; SYNAPSES;

EID: 34147103280     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01352.2006     Document Type: Article

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