Rhythmic regulation of membrane potential and potassium current persists in SCN neurons in the absence of environmental input

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1113-1117

  Kuhlman, Sandra J ^a   McMahon, Douglas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GFP; Patch clamp; Per 1; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MOUSE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; LIGHTING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 4344566917     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03555.x     Document Type: Article

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