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Electrically-coupled Retzius neurons (Vazquez et al. 2009)

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Accession:120910
"Dendritic electrical coupling increases the number of effective synaptic inputs onto neurons by allowing the direct spread of synaptic potentials from one neuron to another. Here we studied the summation of excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) produced locally and arriving from the coupled neuron (transjunctional) in pairs of electrically-coupled Retzius neurons of the leech. We combined paired recordings of EPSPs, the production of artificial EPSPs (APSPs) in neuron pairs with different coupling coefficients and simulations of EPSPs produced in the coupled dendrites. ..."
Reference:
1 . Vazquez Y, Mendez B, Trueta C, De-Miguel FF (2009) Summation of excitatory postsynaptic potentials in electrically-coupled neurones. Neuroscience 163:202-12 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Realistic Network; Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism: Leech;
Cell Type(s): Leech Retzius neuron;
Channel(s): I Na,t; I A; I K; I K,Ca; I Calcium;
Gap Junctions: Gap junctions;
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Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Synaptic Integration;
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