Voltage-dependent calcium currents in bulbospinal neurons of neonatal rat rostral ventrolateral medulla: Modulation by α2-adrenergic receptors

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 583-594

  Li, Yu Wen ^a,b   Guyenet, Patrice G ^a   Bayliss, Douglas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BRIMONIDINE; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; IDAZOXAN; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL DERIVATIVE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031930588     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.2.583     Document Type: Article

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