Tail currents in the myelinated axon of Xenopus laevis suggest a two- open-state Na channel

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 179-185

  Elinder, Fredrik ^a   Århem, Peter ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; SODIUM CURRENT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030973369     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78058-5     Document Type: Article

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