synaptic current

collocation in English

meaningsofsynapticandcurrent

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synaptic
adjective
uk
/sɪˈnæp.tɪk/
us
/sɪˈnæp.tɪk/
relating to the point at which electrical signals move from one nerve cell ...
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current
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkʌr.ənt/
us
/ˈkɝː.ənt/
a movement of water, air, or electricity in a ...
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(Definition ofsynapticandcurrentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Fluctuations in thesynapticcurrentobserved during maintained light steps were analyzed in order to estimate the amplitude of the underlying unitary event.
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However, differentiated neurons do not exhibit spontaneoussynapticcurrent, providing an opportunity to identify the crucial steps and signaling molecules that regulate synaptogenesis.
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The question is, how much of thesynapticcurrentvariance is due to channel noise, and how much to vesicle noise?
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When the dendrites were active, action potential collisions prevented the distal dendrites from injecting theirsynapticcurrentinto the soma.
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When the dendrites were passive, the small size of the dendrites attenuated the spread ofsynapticcurrentinto the soma.
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The maximalsynapticcurrentvariance was 5-fold larger than the maximum expected from fluctuations in the number of active postsynaptic channels.
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Dendritic attenuation ofsynapticcurrentis described by an exponential relationship.
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This decreasedsynapticcurrentthreshold would enhance motor neuron excitability as nerve impulses would be more readily conducted, and thus turn on this central oscillator.
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It is thought that the stretch reflex pathway may be stimulated first, and through its events, cause a decreasedsynapticcurrentthreshold.
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Voltage is produced by the summedsynapticcurrentflowing across the local extracellular space.
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Thesynapticcurrentat the neuromuscular junction was significantly reduced in ennui which means that the neuromuscular junction was affected.
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Synaptic currents generating the inhibitory surround of ganglion cells in the mammalian retina.
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Synaptic currents generated by neuronal acetylcholine receptors sensitive to alphabungarotoxin.
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Here, we examine these conclusions by using cell-attached patch-clamp recordings of spiking, whole-cell recordings of synaptic currents, and computer modeling.
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An alternative explanation is that the hyperpolarization elicited by light activates voltage-dependent or synaptic currents in the inner segment or synapse.
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To quantify the charge transfers, the axial and the synaptic currents were integrated over their time courses.
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Site dependency of local input resistance led to site-dependent synaptic currents (identical conductance time courses were used).
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