Calcium current during a single action potential in a large presynaptic terminal of the rat brainstem

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 506, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 143-157

  Borst, J G G ^a   Sakmann, B ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CALCIUM CURRENT; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPOLARIZATION; SYNAPSE; VOLTAGE CLAMP; ACTION POTENTIAL AMPLITUDE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYNAPSE VESICLE; VOLTAGE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; WAVEFORM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN STEM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ION CHANNEL GATING; KINETICS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0031963588     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.143bx.x     Document Type: Article

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