Development of electrical excitability in embryonic neurons: Mechanisms and roles

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 190-197

  Spitzer, Nicholas C ^a   Ribera, Angeles B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UCHSC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Action potentials; Calcium imaging; Primary spinal neurons; Voltage dependent potassium current; Voltage dependent calcium current; Xenopus embryo

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; NEURONS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SPINAL CORD; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031663804     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199810)37:1<190::AID-NEU14>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Review

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