Kinetics of both synchronous and asynchronous quantal release during trains of action potential-evoked EPSCs at the rat calyx of Held

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 585, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 361-381

  Scheuss, V ^a   Taschenberger, H ^a   Neher, E ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; DEPOLARIZATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANALYTIC METHOD; CALYX OF HELD; CONTINUOUS ENSEMBLE FLUCTUATION ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECONVOLUTION ANALYSIS; EVOKED RESPONSE; JUVENILE ANIMAL; QUANTAL CONTENT; QUANTAL RELEASE; QUANTAL SIZE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; KINETICS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 36649016622     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.140988     Document Type: Article

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