Axon Initial Segment Kv1 Channels Control Axonal Action Potential Waveform and Synaptic Efficacy

Neuron

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 633-647

  Kole, Maarten H P ^a   Letzkus, Johannes J ^a   Stuart, Greg J ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

CELLBIO; MOLNEURO; SIGNALING

Indexed keywords

SHAKER POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPTIC EFFICACY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELAPID VENOMS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; LYSINE; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SHAKER SUPERFAMILY OF POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 34547657448     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2007.07.031     Document Type: Article

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