Afferent synaptic transmission in a hair cell organ: Pharmacological and physiological analysis of the role of the extended refractory period

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1105-1115

  Dawkins, Rosie ^a,c   Sewell, William F ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IBERIOTOXIN; KYNURENIC ACID; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HAIR CELL; LATERAL LINE SYSTEM; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; HAIR CELLS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 3142755552     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01107.2003     Document Type: Article

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