The effects of amyloid peptides on A-type K+ currents of Drosophila larval cholinergic neurons: Modeled actions on firing properties

Invertebrate Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 207-213

  Kidd, Jackie F ^a   Sattelle, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid; Drosophila; Firing properties; K+ currents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STIMULATION; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; LARVA; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 33750984797     PISSN: 13542516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10158-006-0034-y     Document Type: Article

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