All thalamocortical neurones possess a T-type Ca2+ 'window' current that enables the expression of bistability-mediated activities

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 517, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 805-815

  Hughes, Stuart W ^a   Cope, David W ^a   Tóth, Tibor I ^a   Williams, Stephen R ^a,b   Crunelli, Vincenzo ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; NICKEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEADY STATE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; ANIMAL CELL; CAT; DYNAMIC CLAMP; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; INSTRINSIC BISTABILITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL; OSCILLATION; THALAMOCORTICAL NEURON;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, T-TYPE; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMALS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; OSCILLOMETRY; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THALAMUS;

EID: 0033564145     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.0805s.x     Document Type: Article

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