Subcellular distribution of L-type Ca2+ channels responsible for plateau potentials in motoneurons from the lumbar spinal cord of the turtle

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 258-266

  Simon, Magda ^a   Perrier, Jean François ^b   Hounsgaard, Jørn ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adult; Axon; Cav1.2; Cav1.3; Dendrite; Motor control; Soma; Synapse; Synapsin 1a; 1C subunit; 1D subunit

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; SYNAPSIN I;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; TURTLE;

EID: 0041853532     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02783.x     Document Type: Article

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