Spatial distribution of Na+ and K+ channels in spinal dorsal horn neurones: Role of the soma, axon and dendrites in spike generation

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-241

  Safronov, Boris V ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL ISOLATION; DENDRITE; EXCITABILITY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL GANGLION; TECHNIQUE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DENDRITES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; SODIUM CHANNELS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032782413     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(98)00051-3     Document Type: Review

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