Compression injury of mammalian spinal cord in vitro and the dynamics of action potential conduction failure

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1572-1580

  Shi, Riyi ^a   Blight, Andrew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SUCROSE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AFTERDISCHARGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRODE; GUINEA PIG; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LATENT PERIOD; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0029748591     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.3.1572     Document Type: Article

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