Synaptic and membrane properties of parasympathetic ganglionic neurons innervating mouse trachea and bronchi

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 298, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Weigand, Letitia A ^a   Myers, Allen C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway diseases; Asthma

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; AIRWAY; ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INNERVATION; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MOUSE; MUCUS SECRETION; MUSCLE TONE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC GANGLION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; TRACHEA; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BRONCHI; CELL MEMBRANE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; SYNAPSES; TRACHEA; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 77950330058     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00386.2009     Document Type: Article

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