Calcium-dependent prepotentials contribute to spontaneous activity in rat tuberomammillary neurons

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 493, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 747-754

  Stevens, David R ^a   Haas, Helmut L ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ION; CADMIUM; CESIUM ION; COBALT; HISTAMINE RECEPTOR; NICKEL; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NUCLEUS; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030035461     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021419     Document Type: Article

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