Detection of a membrane shunt by DC field polarization during intracellular and whole cell recording

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 579-586

  Svirskis, Gytis ^a   Gutman, Aron ^b   Hounsgaard, Joørn ^c  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

^b VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY; TURTLE;

EID: 0031036357     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.2.579     Document Type: Article

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