Changes in pharmacological sensitivity of the spinal cord to potassium channel blockers following acute spinal cord injury

Brain Research

Volumn 736, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 135-145

  Fehlings, Michael G ^a   Nashmi, Raad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

4 aminopyridine; axon; potassium channel; spinal cord injury; tetraethylammonium

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0030583642     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00667-1     Document Type: Article

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