Estimates of the location of L-type Ca2+ channels in motoneurons of different sizes: A computational study

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 4023-4035

  Grande, Giovanbattista ^a   Bui, Tuan V ^a   Rose, P Ken ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE;

ARTICLE; DENDRITE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MOTONEURON; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIMULATION; SLOW INWARD CURRENT; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CATS; CELL SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENDRITES; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES;

EID: 34447514388     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00044.2007     Document Type: Article

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