Developmental dissociation of excitability and secretory ability in Aplysia bag cell neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 3351-3359

  Nick, Teresa A ^b   Moreira, Jorge E ^b   Kaczmarek, Leonard K ^b   Carew, Thomas J ^b   Wayne, Nancy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETRYLAMMONIUM;

AFTERDISCHARGE; ANIMAL CELL; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; DISSOCIATION; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY CELL;

EID: 0029981131     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.5.3351     Document Type: Article

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