Reduction of cortical pyramidal neuron excitability by the action of phenytoin on persistent Na+ current

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 284, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 228-237

  Lampl, Ilan ^a   Schwindt, Peter ^a   Crill, Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENYTOIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SODIUM CURRENT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; NEURONS; PHENYTOIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 0031909953     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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