Functional specialization of the axon initial segment by isoform-specific sodium channel targeting

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2306-2313

  Boiko, Tatiana ^a   Van Wart, Audra ^a   CaldWell, John H ^b   Levinson, S Rock ^b   Trimmer, James S ^a   Matthews, Gary ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential initiation; Development; Initial segment; Optic nerve; Retina; Retinal ganglion cell; Sodium channels

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MYELINATION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RANVIER NODE; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

EID: 0037444623     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-06-02306.2003     Document Type: Article

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