Electrophysiological characterization of chemosensory neurons from the mouse vomeronasal organ

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 4625-4637

  Liman, Emily R ^a   Corey, David P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cyclic nucleotide gated channel; mouse; olfactory; patch clamp; sensory transduction; voltage gated channel; vomeronasal

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CHANNEL GATING; DENDRITE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SODIUM CURRENT; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0029897463     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-15-04625.1996     Document Type: Article

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