Nitric Oxide and Histamine Induce Neuronal Excitability by Blocking Background Currents in Neuron MCC of Aplysia

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 656-665

  Jacklet, Jon W ^a   Tieman, David G ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CESIUM; COBALT; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HISTAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; SEROTONIN AGONIST; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; ION CURRENT; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; METACEREBRAL CELL; NERVE CELL; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER; SODIUM CURRENT; STEADY STATE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; APLYSIA; HISTAMINE; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS;

EID: 0842306377     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00409.2003     Document Type: Article

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