Anemone toxin (ATX II)-induced increase in persistent sodium current: Effects on the firing properties of rat neocortical pyramidal neurones

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 507, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 105-116

  Mantegazza, Massimo ^a   Franceschetti, Silvana ^a   Avanzini, Giuliano ^a  

^a Lab di Neurofisiologia Sperimentale   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; IODOACETAMIDE; MARINE TOXIN; VERATRIDINE; ANEMONE TOXIN; NEUROTOXIN; SODIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; ION CURRENT; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SODIUM CURRENT; VOLTAGE CLAMP; ADAPTATION; ANEMONIA SULCATA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FACILITATION; FIRING RATE; INACTIVATION RATE CONSTANT; INFANT; INTRINSICALLY BURSTING; NEOCORTICAL PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REGULAR SPIKING; VOLTAGE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; WHOLE CELL PATCH CLAMP;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; IODOACETAMIDE; IONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM; VERATRIDINE;

EID: 0032519602     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.105bu.x     Document Type: Article

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