Synaptic properties of connections between the primary and secondary auditory cortices in mice

Cerebral Cortex

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2425-2441

  Covic, Elise N ^a   Sherman, S Murray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

auditory cortex; cortical connectivity; corticocortical inputs; glutamate; laser uncaging of glutamate

Indexed keywords

IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY AUDITORY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY AUDITORY CORTEX;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; GLUTAMIC ACID; MICE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 80052587475     PISSN: 10473211     EISSN: 14602199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhr029     Document Type: Article

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