Integration of asynchronously released quanta prolongs the postsynaptic spike window

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 6684-6691

  Iremonger, Karl J ^a   Bains, Jaideep S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asynchronous release; Glutamate; Paraventricular; Prolonged depolarization; Spiking; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

EGTAZIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GIANT CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC VESICLES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250903537     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0934-07.2007     Document Type: Article

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