Endogenous GABA activates small-conductance K+ channels underlying slow IPSCs in rat hippocampal neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 2202-2208

  De Koninck, Yves ^a   Mody, Istvan ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DENTATE GYRUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030988079     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.4.2202     Document Type: Article

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