Relative contributions of axonal and somatic Na channels to action potential initiation in cerebellar purkinje neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1935-1944

  Khaliq, Zayd M ^a   Raman, Indira M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon; Initial segment; Na current; Node of Ranvier; Propagation; Resurgent

Indexed keywords

BETA POMPILIDOTOXIN; CHOLINE; SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RANVIER NODE; SODIUM CURRENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CEREBELLUM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PURKINJE CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM CHANNELS; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 33644526324     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4664-05.2006     Document Type: Article

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