Effects of transition metal ions on spontaneous electrical activity and chemical synaptic transmission of neurons in the medicinal leech

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 389-401

  Angstadt, J D ^a   Choo, J J ^a   Saran, A M ^a  

^a SIENA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium current; Hirudo medicinalis; Neural oscillator; Persistent sodium current; Retzius cell

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); METAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLION; IN VITRO STUDY; LEECH; METABOLISM; MICROELECTRODE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; LEECHES; METALS; MICROELECTRODES; MOTOR NEURONS; NA(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE; NEURONS; SWIMMING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; HIRUDINIDA; HIRUDO MEDICINALIS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032032520     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050188     Document Type: Article

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