Visualization of calcium influx through channels that shape the burst and tonic firing modes of thalamic relay cells

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2816-2825

  Zhou, Qiang ^a   Godwin, Dwayne W ^a,b   O'Malley, Donald M ^a   Adams, Paul R ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY STIMULATION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030977977     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.5.2816     Document Type: Article

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