Low-Threshold L-type Calcium Channels in Rat Dopamine Neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1450-1454

  Durante, P ^a   Cardenas, C G ^a   Whittaker, J A ^b   Kitai, S T ^a   Scroggs, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL N TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL P TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL Q TYPE; NIMODIPINE; OMEGA AGATOXIN VIA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNELS, N-TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNELS, P-TYPE; CELL SEPARATION; DOPAMINE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; NIMODIPINE; OMEGA-AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA-CONOTOXIN GVIA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 1342322839     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01015.2003     Document Type: Article

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