2008
State-Dependent Bidirectional Modification of Somatic Inhibition in Neocortical Pyramidal Cells
Kurotani T, Yamada K, Yoshimura Y, Crair MC, Komatsu Y. State-Dependent Bidirectional Modification of Somatic Inhibition in Neocortical Pyramidal Cells. Neuron 2008, 57: 905-916. PMID: 18367091, PMCID: PMC2880402, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.01.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerateAction PotentialsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBicucullineDendritesDose-Response Relationship, DrugDose-Response Relationship, RadiationElectric StimulationExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidInhibitory Postsynaptic PotentialsNeural InhibitionPatch-Clamp TechniquesPyramidal CellsQuinoxalinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySpider VenomsVisual CortexConceptsL-type Ca2Slow-wave sleepSomatic inhibitionPyramidal neuronsLayer 5 pyramidal neuronsBidirectional modificationSlow membrane oscillationsRat visual cortexCortical pyramidal neuronsR-type Ca2Neocortical pyramidal cellsBehavioral statesNeuron responsivenessPyramidal cellsDepolarized phaseRepetitive firingVisual cortexReceptor exocytosisChannel activationInhibitionPotentiationNeuronsSleepMembrane oscillationsDepression
2006
Role of Efficient Neurotransmitter Release in Barrel Map Development
Lu HC, Butts DA, Kaeser PS, She WC, Janz R, Crair MC. Role of Efficient Neurotransmitter Release in Barrel Map Development. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 2692-2703. PMID: 16525048, PMCID: PMC6675166, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3956-05.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenylyl CyclasesAlpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic AcidAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBlotting, WesternBrain MappingCalciumDizocilpine MaleateDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsElectric StimulationExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGTP-Binding ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, Mutant StrainsModels, NeurologicalNeural PathwaysNeuronal PlasticityNeurotransmitter AgentsN-MethylaspartatePatch-Clamp TechniquesSomatosensory CortexSynapsinsThalamusTime FactorsConceptsThalamocortical afferentsEfficient neurotransmitter releaseNeurotransmitter releaseBarrelless miceActivity-dependent processesNeuronal circuit formationAdenylyl cyclase IBarrel mapSynaptic transmissionPresynaptic terminalsPresynaptic functionCircuit formationCortical mapsMutant miceMiceNeuronal modulesRelease efficacyEfficient synaptic transmissionActive zone proteinsZone proteinEfficacyMap developmentRIM proteinsAC1 functionRelease