Heptanol but not fluoroacetate prevents the propagation of spreading depression in rat hippocampal slices

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-16

  Largo, Carlota ^a   Tombaugh, Geoffrey C ^b   Aitken, Peter G ^b   Herreras, Oscar ^a   Somjen, George G ^b  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROACETIC ACID; HEPTANOL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM ION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL JUNCTION; DEPOLARIZATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GLIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT; SPREADING CORTICAL DEPRESSION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031038060     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.1.9     Document Type: Article

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