Contribution of voltage-dependent potassium channels to the somatic shunt in neck motoneurons of the cat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1470-1486

  Campbell, D M ^a   Rose, P K ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; FEMALE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MOTONEURON; NECK; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031003624     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.3.1470     Document Type: Article

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