Quantitative analysis of Na+ and Ca2+ current contributions on spike initiation in the newt olfactory receptor cell

Japanese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 367-376

  Kawai, Fusao ^a   Kurahashi, Takashi ^a   Kaneko, Akimichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Action potential; Ionic current model; Olfactory receptor cell; Patch clamp; T type Ca2+ channel

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; ION CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NEWT; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PATCH CLAMP; SODIUM CURRENT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0030688941     PISSN: 0021521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.47.367     Document Type: Article

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