Active dendritic membrane properties of Xenopus larval spinal neurons analyzed with a whole cell soma voltage clamp

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1381-1393

  Saint Mleux, Benoit ^a   Moore, L E ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; SODIUM ION; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; DENDRITIC CELL; EMBRYO; INTERNEURON; ION CONDUCTANCE; LARVA; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CURRENT; SPINAL CORD; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS;

EID: 0342904911     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.3.1381     Document Type: Article

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