Voltage-activated potassium outward currents in two types of spider mechanoreceptor neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2937-2944

  Sekizawa, Shin Ichi ^a   French, Andrew S ^a   Höger, Ulli ^a   Torkkeli, Päivi H ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SODIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; FEMALE; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CURRENT; SPIDER;

EID: 0033055086     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.6.2937     Document Type: Article

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