Differences in Ca2+ channels governing generation of miniature and evoked excitatory synaptic currents in spinal laminae I and II

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 8740-8750

  Bao, Juping ^a,b   Li, Jing James ^a   Perl, Edward R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Channels; EPSCs; La3+; LVA Ca2+; mEPSCs; Mibefradil; Rodent; Spinal dorsal horn; Spinal laminae I and II

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; MIBEFRADIL; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED SPINAL CORD RESPONSE; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; HAMSTER; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE ENDING; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; VOLTAGE CLAMP; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CRICETINAE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; NICKEL; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0032194949     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-21-08740.1998     Document Type: Article

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