Weak action potential backpropagation is associated with high-frequency axonal firing capability in principal neurons of the gerbil medial superior olive

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 583, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 647-661

  Scott, Luisa L ^a   Hage, Travis A ^a   Golding, Nace L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; SHAKER POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DENDRITIC CELL; EXCITATION; GERBIL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MYELINATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL; SUPERIOR OLIVARY NUCLEUS; SYNAPSE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AXONS; DENDRITES; GERBILLINAE; MYELIN BASIC PROTEINS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548305239     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.136366     Document Type: Article

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