Differential effects of apamin- and charybdotoxin-sensitive K+ conductances on spontaneous discharge patterns of developing retinal ganglion cells

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2609-2618

  Wang, Guo Yong ^a   Olshausen, Bruno A ^a   Chalupa, Leo M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apamin; Ca mediated K+ channels; CTX; Development; Patch clamp recordings; Retinal ganglion cells; Spontaneous activity

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; CHARYBDOTOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; FERRET; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

EID: 0033118667     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-07-02609.1999     Document Type: Article

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