Activation of kainate receptors on rat sensory neurons evokes action potential firing and may modulate transmitter release

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 868, Issue , 1999, Pages 546-549

  Justin Lee, C ^a   Engelman, H S ^a   MacDermott, A B ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLGLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL GANGLION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032970840     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb11325.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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