Spontaneous action potentials initiate rhythmic intercellular calcium waves in immortalized hypothalamic (GT1-1) neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 429-435

  Costantin, James L ^a   Charles, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; NIMODIPINE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; HORMONE RELEASE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0032778412     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.1.429     Document Type: Article

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