Electrophysiological properties of electrical synapses between rat sympathetic preganglionic neurones in vitro

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 519, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 753-764

  Nolan, Matthew F ^a   Logan, Stephen D ^a   Spanswick, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE; STEADY STATE; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC FIBERS, PREGANGLIONIC; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0033198497     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.0753n.x     Document Type: Article

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