Thalamic T-type Ca2+ channels and NREM sleep

Cell Calcium

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-190

  Crunelli, Vincenzo ^a   Cope, David W ^a   Hughes, Stuart W ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha rhythm; Cortex; Delta waves; ICAN; Ih; ITwindow; Sleep spindles; Slow sleep oscillations; Thalamus; Theta rhythm

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; CALCIUM ION;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; DELTA RHYTHM; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NONREM SLEEP; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SLEEP SPINDLE; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; THALAMUS; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 33745333405     PISSN: 01434160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2006.04.022     Document Type: Article

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