Low-voltage-activated calcium current does not regulate the firing behavior in paired mechanosensory neurons with different adaptation properties

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 746-753

  Sekizawa, Shin Ichi ^a   French, Andrew S ^a   Torkkeli, Päivi H ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL TYPE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPIDER; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033968410     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.2.746     Document Type: Article

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