Ischaemia induces paradoxical changes in axonal excitability in end-stage kidney disease

Brain

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1585-1592

  Krishnan, Arun V ^a   Phoon, Richard K S ^b   Pussell, Bruce A ^b   Charlesworth, John A ^b   Bostock, Hugh ^c   Kiernan, Matthew C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ischaemia; Membrane potential; Nerve excitability; Potassium; Uraemic neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); POTASSIUM ION; PROTON; SODIUM ION; POTASSIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SODIUM CONDUCTANCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; UREMIC POLYNEUROPATHY; BLOOD; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ISCHEMIA; LEG; LIGATION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AXONS; CONSTRICTION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LEG; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MIDDLE AGED; NA(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PERONEAL NERVE; POTASSIUM;

EID: 33745090571     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awl099     Document Type: Article

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