Relative location of inhibitory synapses and persistent inward currents determines the magnitude and mode of synaptic amplification in motoneurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 583-594

  Bui, Tuan V ^a   Grande, Giovanbattista ^a   Rose, P Ken ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAT; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; MOTONEURON; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENSHAW CELL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CATS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 39149103019     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00718.2007     Document Type: Article

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