Oscillatory membrane potential activity in the soma of a primary afferent neuron

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1465-1476

  Pedroarena, Cristina M ^a   Pose, Inés E ^a   Yamuy, Jack ^b   Chase, Michael H ^b   Morales, Francisco R ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; CADMIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PERIKARYON; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SODIUM CURRENT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032847165     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.3.1465     Document Type: Article

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