Depolarization-activated K+ currents of the bushy neurones of the rat cochlear nucleus in a thin brain slice preparation

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 83-98

  Pal B ^a   Rusznak Z ^a   Harasztosi, Cs ^a   Szücs, Géza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

4 Aminopyridine; Bushy cell; Cochlear nucleus; Dendrotoxin I; Outward K+ currents

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; DENDROTOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; RAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 4344704473     PISSN: 0231424X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/APhysiol.91.2004.2.1     Document Type: Article

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