Synaptic activation of Ca2+ action potentials in immature rat cerebellar granule cells in situ

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1631-1642

  D'Angelo, Egidio ^a   De Filippi, Giovanna ^a   Rossi, Paola ^a   Taglietti, Vanni ^a  

^a Istituto di Fisiologia Generale   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; 7 CHLOROKYNURENIC ACID; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NICKEL; NIFEDIPINE; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIC; TETRODOTOXIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GRANULE CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHANNEL GATING; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE FIBER; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE; WISTAR RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CEREBELLUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NERVE FIBERS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0030609984     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.3.1631     Document Type: Article

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