2017
The stochastic nature of action potential backpropagation in apical tuft dendrites
Short SM, Oikonomou KD, Zhou WL, Acker CD, Popovic MA, Zecevic D, Antic SD. The stochastic nature of action potential backpropagation in apical tuft dendrites. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2017, 118: 1394-1414. PMID: 28566465, PMCID: PMC5558024, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00800.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic CaPyramidal neuronsApical tuftCortical pyramidal neuronsAction potential backpropagationRat brain slicesSpontaneous synaptic inputsDifferent cortical layersVoltage-gated CaAP backpropagationAP burstsGlutamate iontophoresisSynaptic contactsSomatic APsApical trunkAP frequencyBrain slicesDendritic physiologySynaptic inputsCortical layersChannel inactivationLocal NaNeuronsSpike-timing dependent plasticityTrials
2011
Somatic Membrane Potential and Kv1 Channels Control Spike Repolarization in Cortical Axon Collaterals and Presynaptic Boutons
Foust AJ, Yu Y, Popovic M, Zecevic D, McCormick DA. Somatic Membrane Potential and Kv1 Channels Control Spike Repolarization in Cortical Axon Collaterals and Presynaptic Boutons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 15490-15498. PMID: 22031895, PMCID: PMC3225031, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2752-11.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords4-AminopyridineAnimalsAxonsBiophysical PhenomenaComputer SimulationCrystallinsDose-Response Relationship, DrugElapid VenomsElectric StimulationFemaleGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, TransgenicModels, NeurologicalMu-CrystallinsNerve NetNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium Channel BlockersPresynaptic TerminalsShaker Superfamily of Potassium ChannelsSomatosensory CortexStyrenesTetraethylammoniumConceptsAxon collateralsPresynaptic boutonsKv1 channelsSpike repolarizationPresynaptic terminalsSubthreshold depolarizationAction potentialsΑ-dendrotoxinLayer 5 pyramidal cellsIntracortical axon collateralsSynaptic neurotransmitter releaseMouse brain slicesSomatic membrane potentialKv1 subunitsPyramidal cellsSynaptic transmissionBrain slicesVoltage-sensitive dyeLow dosesNeurotransmitter releaseSynaptic strengthBoutonsCollateralsRepolarizationIon channels