Pharmacological block of the electrogenic sodium pump disrupts rhythmic bursting induced by strychnine and bicuculline in the neonatal rat spinal cord

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-23

  Ballerini, Laura ^a   Bracci, Enrico ^a   Nistri, Andrea ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); APAMIN; BICUCULLINE; CARBACHOL; CESIUM; OUABAIN; POTASSIUM ION; STROPHANTHIDIN; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOTONEURON; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; VENTRAL ROOT;

EID: 0031035475     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.1.17     Document Type: Article

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