Dynamics of action potential backpropagation in basal dendrites of prefrontal cortical pyramidal neurons
Zhou W, Yan P, Wuskell J, Loew L, Antic S. Dynamics of action potential backpropagation in basal dendrites of prefrontal cortical pyramidal neurons. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 27: 923-936. PMID: 18279369, PMCID: PMC2715167, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06075.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsCalcium SignalingDendritesElectrophysiologyImage Processing, Computer-AssistedOrgan Culture TechniquesPrefrontal CortexPyramidal CellsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyConceptsBasilar dendritic treeBasal dendritesRat prefrontal cortexPyramidal neuronsAction potentialsDendritic treePrefrontal cortical pyramidal neuronsLayer 5 pyramidal neuronsPrefrontal cortexSodium action potentialsBackpropagating action potentialsCortical pyramidal neuronsAction potential backpropagationNeocortical pyramidal neuronsSomatic action potentialsCortical pyramidal cellsDistal dendritic segmentsHigh-frequency burstsVoltage-sensitive dye imaging techniqueAP backpropagationSynaptic contactsIndividual dendritic branchesPyramidal cellsNeuronal outputCalcium transients