Synaptic Ribbons Influence the Size and Frequency of Miniature-like Evoked Postsynaptic Currents

Neuron

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 516-527

  Mehta, Bhupesh ^a   Snellman, Josefin ^a   Chen, Shan ^b   Li, Wei ^b   Zenisek, David ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIBERNATION; MINIATURE LIKE EVOKED POSTSYNAPTIC CURRENT; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CONE; SCIURIDAE; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE RIBBON; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMINOBUTYRATES; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE AGENTS; HIBERNATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOSPHINIC ACIDS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PICROTOXIN; PYRIDINES; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RETINA; SCIURIDAE; STRYCHNINE; SYNAPSES; VISUAL PATHWAYS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84873280463     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: 10974199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.11.024     Document Type: Article

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