Inhibition of calcium channels in rat hippocampal CA1 neurons by conantokin-T

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-116

  Hsu, Kuei Sen ^a   Huang, Chiung Chun ^a   Lyu, Ping Chiang ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ba2+ current (I(Ba)); Ca2+ channel antagonist; Conantokin T; High voltage activated Ca2+ channel; Hippocampus; Rat

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CONANTOKIN T; NEUROTOXIN; NIMODIPINE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOLLUSK VENOMS; NIMODIPINE; OMEGA-CONOTOXIN GVIA; PEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030582775     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(96)13239-0     Document Type: Article

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