Two types of TTX-resistant and one TTX-sensitive Na+ channel in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons and their blockade by halothane

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2547-2556

  Scholz, A ^a   Appel, N ^a   Vogel, W ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Sensory neuron; Sodium current; Spinal reflex; Volatile anaesthetic

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SODIUM ION; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; KINETICS; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SODIUM CURRENT; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HALOTHANE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNELS; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0031879309     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1998.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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