Release properties of individual presynaptic boutons expressed during homosynaptic depression and heterosynaptic facilitation of the Aplysia sensorimotor synapse

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue SEP, 2013, Pages

  Malkinson, Guy ^a   Spira, Micha E ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aplysia; Calcium; Dishabituation; Heterosynaptic facilitation; Homosynaptic depression; Presynaptic boutons; Release sites; Synaptic potential

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HABITUATION; HETEROSYNAPTIC FACILITATION; HOMOSYNAPTIC DEPRESSION; NERVE ENDING; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRESYNAPTIC RELEASE BOUTONS; SENSORY STIMULATION;

EID: 84885037013     PISSN: 16625102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2013.00165     Document Type: Article

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