Effect of vasopressin on the input-output properties of rat facial motoneurons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 957-967

  Pierson, Patricia ^a,b   Tribollet, Eliane ^a   Raggenbass, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Brainstem slices; Computer simulation; Frequency current relationship; Sodium dependent current; Whole cell recordings

Indexed keywords

6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; APAMIN; BICUCULLINE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; CESIUM; DIZOCILPINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM; STRYCHNINE; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN STEM; CLAMP; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FACIAL NERVE; ION CONDUCTANCE; ION CURRENT; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FACIAL MUSCLES; MOTOR NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0035783941     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0953-816X.2001.01718.x     Document Type: Article

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