Electrophysiology of embryonic, adult and aged rat hippocampal neurons in serum-free culture

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-46

  Evans, M Steven ^a   Collings, Melissa A ^a   Brewer, Gregory J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potentials; Aging; Cultured neurons; Electrophysiology; Growth media; Ionic currents; Voltage clamp

Indexed keywords

SODIUM ION;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; HIPPOCAMPUS; ION CURRENT; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGING; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERPHASE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032583784     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)00159-3     Document Type: Article

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