Excitability of the squid giant axon revisited

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 903-913

  Clay, John R ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GIANT AXON; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CURRENT; SQUID;

EID: 0031812901     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.2.903     Document Type: Article

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