Spatial compartmentalization and functional impact of conductance in pyramidal neurons

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 961-967

  Williams, Stephen R ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENDRITES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; NEOCORTEX; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 4344631919     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn1305     Document Type: Article

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