The effect of the neuropeptide FMRFamide on Aplysia californica siphon motoneurons involves multiple ionic currents that vary seasonally

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2225-2234

  Belkin, Kira J ^a   Abrams, Thomas W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplysia californica; FMRFamide; K+ current; Motor neurone; Na+ current; Neuropeptide; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; GANGLION; INNERVATION; MOTONEURON; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; SEASON;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ANIMALS; APLYSIA; BRANCHIAL REGION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ESCAPE REACTION; FMRFAMIDE; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; MOTOR NEURONS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; REFLEX; SEASONS; SODIUM CHANNELS;

ANIMALIA; APLYSIA; APLYSIA CALIFORNICA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032143114     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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