Ionic permeability of the opossum sciatic nerve perineurium, examined using electrophysiological and electron microscopic techniques

Brain Research

Volumn 867, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 223-231

  Todd, B A ^a   Inman, C ^b   Sedgwick, E M ^b   Abbott, N J ^c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood nerve barrier; Deoxycholate; Lanthanum; Opossum; Perineurium; Potassium

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM ION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDONEURIUM; FEMALE; ION PERMEABILITY; MALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PERINEURIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BRADYKININ; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; DETERGENTS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HISTAMINE; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; LANTHANUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURITIS; OPOSSUMS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POTASSIUM; SCIATIC NERVE; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0034625467     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02312-X     Document Type: Article

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