Electrophysiological properties of axons in mice lacking neurofilament subunit genes: Disparity between conduction velocity and axon diameter in absence of NF-H

Brain Research

Volumn 885, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 32-44

  Križ, Jasna ^a   Zhu, Qinzang ^a   Julien, Jean Pierre ^a   Padjen, Ante L ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conduction velocity; Disorders of the nervous system; Genetic models; Intra axonal recording; Myelinated axon; Neurofilament; Transgenic mouse

Indexed keywords

CESIUM ION; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MICROELECTRODE; MOUSE; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0034576145     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02899-7     Document Type: Article

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