Corticospinal-specific HCN expression in mouse motor cortex: I h)-dependent synaptic integration as a candidate microcircuit mechanism involved in motor control

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2216-2231

  Sheets, Patrick L ^a   Suter, Benjamin A ^a   Kiritani, Taro ^a   Savio Chan, C S ^a   James Surmeier, D ^a   Shepherd, Gordon M G ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticospinal; Cyclic; Hyperpolarization activated; Pyramidal neuron

Indexed keywords

4 (N ETHYL N PHENYLAMINO) 1,2 DIMETHYL 6 (METHYLAMINO)PYRIMIDINIUM CHLORIDE; CATION CHANNEL; HYPERPOLARIZATION ACTIVATED CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE GATED CATION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HYPERPOLARIZATION ACTIVATED CURRENT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR CORTEX; MOUSE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-GATED CATION CHANNELS; DENDRITES; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOTOR CORTEX; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; PYRIMIDINES; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC; RNA, MESSENGER; SYNAPSES;

EID: 80755171296     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00232.2011     Document Type: Article

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