Activity-dependent modulation of the presynaptic potassium current in the frog neuromuscular junction

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 495, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 717-732

  Miralles, Francesc ^a   Solsona, Carles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; NERVE ENDING; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CURRENT;

EID: 0029757297     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021628     Document Type: Article

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