Voltage-dependent potassium currents in cochlear hair cells of the embryonic chick

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 508-513

  Griguer, Corinne ^a   Fuchs, Paul A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION; TETRYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHICK EMBRYO; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HAIR CELL; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0030033474     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.1.508     Document Type: Article

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