Reduction of spike afterdepolarization by increased leak conductance alters interspike interval variability

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 973-986

  Fernandez, Fernando R ^a   White, John A ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

ADP; Afterdepolarization; Afterhyperpolarization; AHP; Bifurcation; CV; Dynamic clamp; Gain; Layer III; Medial entorhinal cortex; Membrane conductance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SPIKE AFTERDEPOLARIZATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOPHYSICAL PROCESSES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 59649112368     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4195-08.2009     Document Type: Article

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