Pharmacological characterization of ionic currents that regulate the pacemaker rhythm in a weakly electric fish

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 270-286

  Smith, G Troy ^a   Zakon, Harold H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium current; Conotoxin; Pacemaker rhythm; Potassium current; Sodium current; Weakly electric fish

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CONOTOXIN; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIA; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FISH; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CURRENT;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELLS, CULTURED; CONOTOXINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; NEURONS; NICKEL; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SODIUM CHANNELS; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0033983167     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(20000205)42:2<270::AID-NEU10>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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