Bicuculline free base blocks voltage-activated K+ currents in rat medial preoptic neurons

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 285-295

  Druzin, Michael ^a,b   Haage, David ^a   Johansson, Staffan ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b PAVLOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; Kv channel; Medial preoptic nucleus; Voltage gated K+ current

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; POTASSIUM ION; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; KINETICS; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0346849909     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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