Open AccessAction Potential Initiation in Neocortical Inhibitory Interneurons
Author(s) -
Tun Li,
Cuiping Tian,
Paolo Scalmani,
Carolina Frassoni,
Massimo Mantegazza,
Yonghong Wang,
Mingpo Yang,
Si Wu,
Yousheng Shu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001944
Subject(s) - neocortex , inhibitory postsynaptic potential , biology , parvalbumin , neuroscience , interneuron , excitatory postsynaptic potential , axon , patch clamp , electrophysiology , soma , somatostatin
Sodium channels add variety to inhibitory interneurons Different populations of inhibitory interneurons in the cerebral cortex express distinct subtypes of sodium channels, resulting in diverse action potential thresholds and network excitability.
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