Postnatal maturation of rat hypothalamoneurohypophysial neurons: Evidence for a developmental decrease in calcium entry during action potentials

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 260-271

  Widmer, H ^a   Amerdeil, H ^a   Fontanaud, P ^a   Desarmenien M G ^a  

^a CCIPE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 0031034493     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.1.260     Document Type: Article

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