1987
Activity-evoked increases in extracellular potassium modulate presynaptic excitability in the CA1 region of the hippocampus
Poolos N, Mauk M, Kocsis J. Activity-evoked increases in extracellular potassium modulate presynaptic excitability in the CA1 region of the hippocampus. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1987, 58: 404-416. PMID: 3655875, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1987.58.2.404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd of stimulationConduction velocityRepetitive stimulationCA1 afferentsStratum radiatumCA1 regionPostsynaptic elementsPostsynaptic activityBiphasic changeRat hippocampal slice preparationCompound action potentialHippocampal slice preparationCharacteristic field potentialHigher stimulation frequenciesPostsynaptic modulationPresynaptic volleyKynurenic acidPyramidal cellsSlice preparationPresynaptic axonsPresynaptic excitabilitySynaptic transmissionConduction blockIon-sensitive microelectrodesPostsynaptic activation
1983
The supernormal period of the cerebellar parallel fibers effects of [Ca2+]o and [K+]o
Malenka R, Kocsis J, Waxman S. The supernormal period of the cerebellar parallel fibers effects of [Ca2+]o and [K+]o. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 1983, 397: 176-183. PMID: 6878005, DOI: 10.1007/bf00584354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupernormal periodConditioning stimulationActivity-dependent changesParallel fibersCerebellar parallel fibersConditioning volleyIon-sensitive microelectrodesConditioning stimulusExtracellular calciumLatency changesLatency shiftCortex exhibitExtracellular ionic concentrationsTest response latenciesTest latencyStimulationResponse latencyRelative increaseSmall increaseLatencyPeriodSuperfusateExcitability