Heterogeneous electrotonic coupling and synchronization of rhythmic bursting activity in mouse HB9 interneurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2370-2381

  Wilson, J M ^a   Cowan, A I ^b   Brownstone, R M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBENOXOLONE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL POPULATION; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VENTRAL ROOT;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNEURONS; LOCOMOTION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVE NET; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 35348884843     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00338.2007     Document Type: Article

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