Differential effects of potassium channel blockers on the activity of the locomotor network in neonatal rat

Brain Research

Volumn 827, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 185-197

  Cazalets, Jean René ^a   Sqalli Houssaini, Youssef ^b   Magoul, Rabea ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Fac Sci Techniques Saiss Fes K ^*  (Morocco)

^c SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Apamin; Caesium; Electrophysiology; Spinal cord; Tetraethylammonium

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; CESIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SEROTONIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APAMIN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CESIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR NEURONS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PERIODICITY; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; SPINAL CORD; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM;

EID: 0033535736     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01342-6     Document Type: Article

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