An electrophysiological method for measuring the potassium permeability of the nerve perineurium

Brain Research

Volumn 776, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 204-213

  Abbott, N Joan ^a   Mitchell, Gillian ^a   Ward, Kevin J ^a   Abdullah, Faruhana ^a   Smith, I Christopher H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Blood nerve barrier; Electrophysiology; Perineurium; Potassium permeability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FROG; NONHUMAN; PERINEUM; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HYPERTONIC SOLUTIONS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MICROELECTRODES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSMOSIS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POTASSIUM; RANA PIPIENS; RANA TEMPORARIA; SCIATIC NERVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE;

EID: 0031442761     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01038-X     Document Type: Article

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