Characterization of a Fast Transient Outward Current in Neocortical Neurons from Epilepsy Patients

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 807-816

  Rüschenschmidt, Christiane ^a,c   Kohling R ^a   Schwarz, M ^a   Straub, H ^a   Gorji, A ^a   Siep, E ^a   Ebner, A ^b   Pannek, H W ^b   Tuxhorn, I ^b   Wolf, P ^b   Speckmann, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b EPILEPSY CENTER BETHEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

A type current; Epilepsy; Potassium; Whole cell voltage clamp

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; FLECAINIDE; POTASSIUM; TETRYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE;

A TYPE CURRENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; EPILEPSY; FAST TRANSIENT OUTWARD CURRENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE; VOLTAGE CLAMP; WHOLE CELL VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CADMIUM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FLECAINIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOCORTEX; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM; TETRODOTOXIN; VALINE;

EID: 10744227215     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20055     Document Type: Article

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