Single retinal ganglion cell evokes the activation of L-type Ca2+-mediated slow inward current in frog tectal pear-shaped neurons

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 412-421

  Baginskas, Armantas ^a   Kuras, Antanas ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Bistable dendrites; Frog optic tectum; L type Ca2+ channels; Modelling; Plateau potentials; Retinal ganglion cell; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; NIFEDIPINE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; LUNG VENTILATION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SLOW INWARD CURRENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANURA; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; NIFEDIPINE; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SUPERIOR COLLICULI;

EID: 40849120488     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2007.12.010     Document Type: Article

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