Abnormal axonal physiology is associated with altered expression and distribution of Kv1.1 and Kv1.2 K+ channels after chronic spinal cord injury

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 491-506

  Nashmi, Raad ^a   Jones, Owen T ^a   Fehlings, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axonal dysfunction; Kv1.1; Kv1.2; Rat; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; DENDROTOXIN; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CESIUM; CHLORIDES; ELAPID VENOMS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; ION TRANSPORT; KV1.1 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; KV1.2 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; RATS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM;

EID: 0034104229     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00926.x     Document Type: Article

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