Paradoxical effect of QX-314 on persistent inward currents and bistable behavior in spinal motoneurons in vivo

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2518-2527

  Lee, R H ^a   Heckman, C J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE ETHOBROMIDE; METHOXAMINE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; DRUG EFFECT; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW INWARD CURRENT; SODIUM CURRENT; SPIKE; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON;

EID: 0032720947     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.5.2518     Document Type: Article

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