Electrotonic coupling between rat sympathetic preganglionic neurones in vitro

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 495, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 491-502

  Logan, S D ^a   Pickering, A E ^a,b   Gibson, I C ^a   Nolan, M F ^a   Spanswick, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CHLORALOSE; LIDOCAINE ETHOBROMIDE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; VENTRAL ROOT;

EID: 0029778894     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021609     Document Type: Article

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