Bursting activity in leech Retzius neurons induced by low external chloride

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 442, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 263-272

  Beck, Andreas ^a   Lohr, Christian ^a   Nett, Wolfgang ^a   Deitmer, Joachim W ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium transients; Confocal microscopy; Fluorescence microscopy; Hirudo medicinalis; Oscillations; Persistent sodium current

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CHLORIDE; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID; GLUCONIC ACID; SAXITOXIN; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CURRENT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CHLORIDES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; LEECHES; NEURONS; SODIUM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0035006472     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240100525     Document Type: Article

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