2009
Circuit-based Localization of Ferret Prefrontal Cortex
Duque A, McCormick DA. Circuit-based Localization of Ferret Prefrontal Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 2009, 20: 1020-1036. PMID: 19737780, PMCID: PMC2852501, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhp164.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Morphological characterization of electrophysiologically and immunohistochemically identified basal forebrain cholinergic and neuropeptide Y-containing neurons
Duque A, Tepper JM, Detari L, Ascoli GA, Zaborszky L. Morphological characterization of electrophysiologically and immunohistochemically identified basal forebrain cholinergic and neuropeptide Y-containing neurons. Brain Structure And Function 2007, 212: 55-73. PMID: 17717698, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-007-0143-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAnimalsAxonsBasal Nucleus of MeynertBrain MappingCell PolarityCell ShapeCholine O-AcetyltransferaseCholinergic FibersDendritesElectrophysiologyImage CytometryImmunohistochemistryLysineMaleNeural PathwaysNeuronsNeuropeptide YPresynaptic TerminalsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySoftwareStaining and LabelingConceptsLocal axon collateralsNeuropeptide YBasal forebrainCholinergic neuronsAxon collateralsExtensive local axon collateralsBasal forebrain cholinergicBF cholinergic neuronsLocal axonal arborsCortical slow wavesCortical EEG activityDendritic arborization patternDendritic surface areaDistinct neuronal populationsForebrain cholinergicNPY neuronsBrainstem inputsDendritic thicknessAxonal arborsNeuronal firingArborization patternsSynaptic integrationNeuronal populationsCortical releaseCholinergic
2006
Properties of Action-Potential Initiation in Neocortical Pyramidal Cells: Evidence From Whole Cell Axon Recordings
Shu Y, Duque A, Yu Y, Haider B, McCormick D. Properties of Action-Potential Initiation in Neocortical Pyramidal Cells: Evidence From Whole Cell Axon Recordings. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2006, 97: 746-760. PMID: 17093120, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00922.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical pyramidal cellsAction potential initiationAxon initial segmentPyramidal cellsAction potentialsSynaptic activityLayer 5 pyramidal neuronsSimultaneous whole-cell recordingsWhole-cell recordingsNeocortical pyramidal cellsRecurrent network activityAction potential generationInitial segmentIntradendritic injectionPyramidal neuronsApical dendritesEpileptiform activityCortical neuronsEpileptiform dischargesIntracortical axonsEpileptic seizuresSynaptic bombardmentCell recordingsDistal axonsSynaptic barrages