Altered calcium channel currents in Purkinje cells of the neurological mutant mouse leaner

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 4482-4489

  Lorenzon, Nancy M ^a   Lutz, Cathleen M ^b   Frankel, Wayne N ^b   Beam, Kurt G ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium channel; Cerebellum; Mutant mice; Neurological disorders; Purkinje cell; Agatoxin IVA

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MUTATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL;

EID: 0032526434     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-12-04482.1998     Document Type: Article

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