Na+-activated K+ current contributes to postexcitatory hyperpolarization in neocortical intrinsically bursting neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2101-2111

  Franceschetti, Silvana ^a   Lavazza, Tatiana ^a   Curia, Giulia ^a   Aracri, Patrizia ^a   Panzica, Ferruccio ^a   Sancini, Giulio ^a   Avanzini, Giuliano ^a   Magistrett, Jacopo ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; LITHIUM CHLORIDE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AFTERDISCHARGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; INTRINSICALLY BURSTING NEOCORTICAL NEURON; ION TRANSPORT; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POSTEXCITATORY HYPERPOLARIZATION; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CURRENT; SODIUM TRANSPORT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; CALCIUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHOLINE; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PERIODICITY; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM;

EID: 0037390290     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00695.2002     Document Type: Article

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