Warming-activated channels of warm-sensitive neurons in rat hypothalamic slices

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 275, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-96

  Hori, Aiko ^a   Minato, Kotaro ^a   Kobayashi, Shigeo ^a  

^a Dept Intell Sci Technol G   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain slice; Hypothalamus; Non selective cation channel; Patch clamp; Thermostat; Warm sensitive neuron

Indexed keywords

CATION CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOREGULATION; WARMING;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; HEAT; HYPOTHALAMUS, ANTERIOR; ION CHANNELS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS;

EID: 0032739002     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00732-6     Document Type: Article

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