Sodium-dependent plateau potentials in cultured Retzius cells of the medicinal leech

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1491-1502

  Angstadt, James D ^a   Choo, Julia J ^a  

^a SIENA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); CADMIUM; CALCIUM ION; COBALT; CONCANAVALIN A; MANGANESE; NICKEL; POLYLYSINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GANGLION; LEECH; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CURRENT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0029770426     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.3.1491     Document Type: Article

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