Fine-tuning of pre-balanced excitation and inhibition during auditory cortical development

Nature

Volumn 465, Issue 7300, 2010, Pages 927-931

  Sun, Yujiao J ^a   Wu, Guangying K ^a   Liu, Bao Hua ^a   Li, Pingyang ^a   Zhou, Mu ^a   Xiao, Zhongju ^b   Tao, Huizhong W ^a   Zhang, Li I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOACOUSTICS; BRAIN; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HEARING; INHIBITION; NEUROLOGY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; ELECTRICAL SYNAPSES; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HEARING; NEURAL INHIBITION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; TIME FACTORS;

RATTUS;

EID: 77953727704     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09079     Document Type: Article

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