State-dependent modulation of gap junction signaling by the persistent sodium current

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue JANUARY, 2012, Pages

  Haas, Julie S ^a,b   Landisman, Carole E ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Burst firing; Electrical synapse; Gap junction; Persistent sodium current; Synchrony; Thalamic reticular nucleus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SODIUM CURRENT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS RETICULAR NUCLEUS;

EID: 84856994225     PISSN: 16625102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2011.00031     Document Type: Article

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