Role of Ca2+ in the pacemaker-like property of spinal motoneurons;Rôle du Ca2+ dans la propriété de type pacemaker des motoneurones spinaux

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-66

  Grob, Magali ^a   Guertin, Pierre A ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CALMODULIN; INOSITOL TRISPHOSPHATE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; POTASSIUM ION; RYANODINE;

CHANNEL GATING; HINDLIMB; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; PACEMAKER; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33846421984     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/medsci/200723164     Document Type: Review

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