Toxin I, but not 4-aminopyridine, blocks the late inhibitory component of the dorsal root reflex in an isolated preparation of rat spinal cord

Brain Research

Volumn 773, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 181-189

  Bagust, J ^a   Zhang, Liping ^a   Owen, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Inhibition; Spinal cord; Toxin

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; DENDROTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT POTENTIAL; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; ELAPID VENOMS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0030685737     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00944-X     Document Type: Article

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