Ca2+-activated nonselective cationic current (I(CAN)) in turtle motoneurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 730-735

  Perrier, Jean François ^a   Hounsgaard, Jørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CATION; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ION CURRENT; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD; TURTLE;

EID: 0032765652     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.2.730     Document Type: Article

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