Baclofen: Reduction of presynaptic calcium influx in the cat spinal cord in vivo

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 520-533

  Curtis, D R ^a   Gynther, B D ^a   Lacey, G ^a   Beattie, D T ^a  

^a Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action potentials; Baclofen; Calcium influx; Cat; Rat; Spinal Ia terminations

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; BACLOFEN; CALCIUM ION; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CAT; FEMALE; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MYELINATED NERVE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; CALCIUM; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030939393     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00005604     Document Type: Article

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