Somatodendritic integration under increased network activity in layer 5 pyramidal cells of the somatosensory cortex

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 455, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1063-1079

  Neubauer, Florian B ^a   Berger, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calcium sensitive dye imaging; Cholinergic modulation; Dendrite; Network activation; Neuromodulation; Patch clamp; Serotoninergic modulation; Somatosensory cortex

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CARBACHOL; PARDAXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SOMATIC CELL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; DENDRITES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FISH VENOMS; INTERNEURONS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NERVE NET; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RECEPTORS, PRESYNAPTIC; SEROTONIN; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPIDER VENOMS;

EID: 38649129791     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-007-0350-z     Document Type: Article

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