Physiological and theoretical analysis of K+ currents controlling discharge in neonatal rat mesencephalic trigeminal neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 537-553

  Del Negro, Christopher A ^a   Chandler, Scott H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0031026260     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.2.537     Document Type: Article

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