Potassium currents and membrane excitability of neurons in the rat's dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 1121-1132

  Fu, Xiao Wen ^a   Wu, Shu Hui ^a   Brezden, Borys L ^a   Kelly, Jack B ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; CALCIUM ION; POTASSIUM ION; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEDIAL LEMNISCUS; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0345612177     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.2.1121     Document Type: Article

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