Differential effects of tetrodotoxin (TTX) and high external K+ on A and C fibre compound action potential peaks in frog sciatic nerve

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 219, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-134

  Buchanan, S ^a   Harper, A A ^a   Elliott, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axon; External potassium; Sensory neurone; Sodium channel; Tetrodotoxin

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FROG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; POTASSIUM; RANA PIPIENS; RANA TEMPORARIA; SCIATIC NERVE; SODIUM; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0030598418     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(96)13189-X     Document Type: Article

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