Role of intrinsic conductances underlying responses to transients in octopus cells of the cochlear nucleus

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2897-2905

  Golding, Nace L ^a   Ferragamo, Michael J ^b   Oertel, Donata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

4 aminopyridine; Auditory pathways; Cesium; Cochlear nucleus; Inward rectifier; L(h); Octopus cells; Potassium channels

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; OCTOPUS; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033561176     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-08-02897.1999     Document Type: Article

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