Sodium-dependent plateau potentials in electrocytes of the electric fish Gymnotus carapo

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Sierra, Felipe ^a,b   Comas, Virginia ^b   Buño, Washington ^c   Macadar, Omar ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^c INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bistability; Electric fish; Electrocytes; Persistent currents; Sodium currents

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC ORGAN; GYMNOTIFORMES; IN VITRO STUDY; ION TRANSPORT; MUSCLE CELL; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC ORGAN; GYMNOTIFORMES; ION TRANSPORT; MUSCLE CELLS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SODIUM CHANNELS; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 13844276198     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-004-0567-7     Document Type: Article

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