Membrane and synaptic properties of pyramidal neurons in the anterior olfactory nucleus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1444-1453

  McGinley, Matthew J ^a   Westbrook, Gary L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Afterhyperpolarization; Area tempestas; Cable properties; Inward rectifying potassium channels; Piriform cortex; Preendopiriform nucleus; Pyramidal neuron

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR;

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SLICE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY CORTEX; OLFACTORY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; PYRIFORM CORTEX; SENSORY NERVE; SPIKE WAVE; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MODELS, ANIMAL; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79955153250     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00715.2010     Document Type: Article

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