Characterization of voltage-dependent Ca2+ currents in identified drosophila motoneurons in situ

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 868-878

  Worrell, Jason W ^a   Levine, Richard B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; BARIUM; CA ALPHA1D PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; CA-ALPHA1D PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; CAC PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; DROSOPHILA; MOTONEURON; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHANNEL GATING; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LARVA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BARIUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; ION CHANNEL GATING; LARVA; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUTATION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 55249105901     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90464.2008     Document Type: Article

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