Differential effects of low and high concentrations of 4-aminopyridine on axonal conduction in normal and injured spinal cord

Neuroscience

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 553-562

  Shi, R ^a   Blight, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

action potential; demyelination; guinea pig; potassium; spinal cord trauma

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HISTOLOGY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ANIMALS; AXONS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MYELIN SHEATH; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0031056540     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00477-0     Document Type: Article

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