Short-term synaptic plasticity in the auditory brain stem by using in-vivo-like stimulation parameters

Hearing Research

Volumn 279, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 51-59

  Klug, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NERVE FIBER; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FACILITATION; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHORT TERM SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY; SYNAPTIC DEPRESSION; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; BRAIN STEM; CALCIUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 80052774188     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2011.05.011     Document Type: Review

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