Ca2+-activated K+ channels in rat otic ganglion cells: Role of Ca2+ entry via Ca2+ channels and nicotinic receptors

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 500, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 571-582

  Callister, Robert J ^a   Keast, Janet R ^b   Sah, Pankaj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; BIOCYTIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; OMEGA CONOTOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DEPOLARIZATION; EAR; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; INNERVATION; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPOLARIZATION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030927209     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1997.sp022043     Document Type: Article

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