Influence of the mucosa on the excitability of myenteric neurons

Neuroscience

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 619-634

  Kunze, W A A ^a   Bertrand, P P ^a   Furness, J B ^a   Bornstein, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enteric nervous system; Intestine; Neuronal excitability; Outward rectifier; Sensory neurons; Slow transmission

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GUINEA PIG; INTESTINE; MUCOSA; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; GUINEA PIGS; ILEUM; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEURONS; SYNAPSES; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0031034292     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00408-3     Document Type: Article

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