Dihydropyridine- and neurotoxin-sensitive and -insensitive calcium currents in acutely dissociated neurons of the rat central amygdala

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 690-701

  Yu, Baojian ^a,b   Shinnick Gallagher, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM CURRENT; DISSOCIATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031019285     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.2.690     Document Type: Article

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