Zn2+ enhances the intrinsic bursting activity of a rat thalamic relay neuron

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-97

  Noh, Jihyun ^a   Choi, Hee joo ^a   Chung, Jun mo ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A channel; Electrophysiology; Epithalamus; Gating; Metals

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; ZINC ION; CHLORIDE; ZINC; ZINC CHLORIDE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CALCIUM CURRENT; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEADY STATE; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; THALAMUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CHLORIDES; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THALAMUS; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77952885871     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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