Biophysical and pharmacological characterization of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels in neurons isolated from rat nucleus accumbens

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 635-647

  Churchill, Dennis ^a   MacVicar, Brian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; NIMODIPINE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL ISOLATION; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0031881809     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.2.635     Document Type: Article

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