Synaptic clustering by dendritic signalling mechanisms

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 321-331

  Larkum, Matthew E ^a   Nevian, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CALCIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; SODIUM;

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; DENDRITIC CELL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROBIOLOGY; PHENOMENOLOGY; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

ANIMALS; DENDRITES; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 53949085530     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2008.08.013     Document Type: Review

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