Regulation of action potential size and excitability in substantia nigra compacta neurons: Sensitivity to 4-aminopyridine

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2903-2913

  Nedergaard, S ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; APAMIN; CADMIUM; TETRYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0033396921     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.6.2903     Document Type: Article

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