Temperature-sensitive neuromuscular transmission in Kv1.1 null mice: Role of potassium channels under the myelin sheath in young nerves

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 7200-7215

  Zhou, Lei ^a   Zhang, Chuan Li ^a   Messing, Albee ^b   Chiu, Shing Yan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

End plate; Homologous recombination; Mouse; Myelinated nerves; Nerve conduction; Potassium channel gene

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; MOUSE; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 0032530718     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-18-07200.1998     Document Type: Article

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