Developmental changes in voltage-activated potassium currents of rat retinal ganglion cells

Neuroscience

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1103-1117

  Reiff, D F ^a   Guenther, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Membrane properties; Patch clamp; Potassium channels; Retina; Retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; BARIUM ION; CALCIUM ION; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CALCIUM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; HOMEOSTASIS; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM;

EID: 0032996988     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(99)00044-5     Document Type: Article

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