Depolarization-induced facilitation of a plateau-generating current in ventral horn neurons in the turtle spinal cord

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1740-1742

  Svirskis, Gytis ^b   Hounsgaard, Jørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

1 AMINO 1,3 CYCLOPENTANEDICARBOXYLIC ACID; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACILITATION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; TURTLE;

EID: 0030768386     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.3.1740     Document Type: Article

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