Ca2+ currents in central insect neurons: Electrophysiological and pharmacological properties

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 186-199

  Wicher, Dieter ^a   Penzlin, Heinz ^a  

^a Sachsische Akad Wiss Leipzig   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM ION; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIC; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; NEUROTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT KINETICS; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHANNEL GATING; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLION; KINETICS; NERVE CELL; PATCH CLAMP; PERIPLANETA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL AGONISTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; ION CHANNEL GATING; KINETICS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; NEUROTOXINS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PERIPLANETA;

EID: 0030614894     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.1.186     Document Type: Article

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