Inhibition of calcium channels in rat central and peripheral neurons by ω-conotoxin MVIIC

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2612-2623

  McDonough, Stefan I ^a,b   Swartz, Kenton J ^a   Mintz, Isabelle M ^a,c   Boland, Linda M ^a,d   Bean, Bruce P ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

calcium channels; hippocampus; Purkinje neuron; sympathetic ganglion; Aga IVA; conotoxin MVIIC

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; OMEGA AGATOXIN; OMEGA CONOTOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

EID: 0029864403     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-08-02612.1996     Document Type: Article

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