Two distinct mechanisms mediate potentiating effects of depolarization on synaptic transmission

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1976-1983

  Ludwar, Bjoern Ch ^a   Evans, Colin G ^a,b   Jing, Jian ^a   Cropper, Elizabeth C ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Phase Five Communications   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; APLYSIA; BIOPHYSICAL PROCESSES; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE NET; NIFEDIPINE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 70349273733     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00418.2009     Document Type: Article

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