Modulatory effects of myomodulin on the excitability and membrane currents in Retzius cells of the leech

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 216-225

  Wang, Yong ^a   Strong, Judith A ^a,b   Sahley, Christie L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; ION CHANNEL; PEPTIDE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; ION CURRENT; LEECH; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETION; SWIMMING; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TOUCH;

EID: 0032814366     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.1.216     Document Type: Article

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