Functional role of low-voltage-activated dihydropyridine-sensitive Ca channels during the action potential in adult rat sensory neurones

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 431, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 954-963

  Ferroni, Arnaldo ^a   Galli, A ^a   Mazzanti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Action potential; Calcium ions; Dorsal root ganglia; Electrophysiology; Ionic channels; Patch clamp

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; ION CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; ION CONDUCTANCE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION;

3-PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID, 1,4-DIHYDRO-2,6-DIMETHYL-5-NITRO-4-(2-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL)-, METHYL ESTER; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL AGONISTS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DIHYDROPYRIDINES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS;

EID: 0029925997     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050091     Document Type: Article

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