Kv1.1-containing channels are critical for temporal precision during spike initiation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1203-1214

  Gittelman, Joshua X ^a   Tempel, Bruce L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENDROTOXIN; DENDROTOXIN K; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV1.1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COCHLEA POTENTIAL; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LATENT PERIOD; MOUSE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE WAVE; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; KV1.1 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MICE; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 33748577325     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00092.2005     Document Type: Article

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