Morpho-functional mapping of cortical networks in brain slice preparations using paired electrophysiological recordings

Neuromethods

Volumn 67, Issue , 2012, Pages 405-431

  Radnikow, Gabriele ^a   Günter, Robert Heinz ^a   Marx, Manuel ^a   Feldmeyer, Dirk ^a,b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axonal domain; Dendritic domain; Innervation domain; Neuronal connectivity; Neuronal reconstructions; Paired recordings; Structure function correlations; Synaptic contacts

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH RECORDING; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN SLICE; CELL LABELING; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INNERVATION; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MICROPIPETTE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECORDING; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE PREPARATION;

EID: 84859782524     PISSN: 08932336     EISSN: 19406045     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/7657_2011_14     Document Type: Article

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