Protein kinase A mediates the modulation of the slow Ca2+-dependent K+ current, I(sAHP), by the neuropeptides CRF, VIP, and CGRP in hippocampal pyramidal neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 2071-2079

  Haug, Trude ^a   Storm, Johan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CALCIUM ION; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; POTASSIUM ION; TETRODOTOXIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 0034117037     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.4.2071     Document Type: Article

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