A small-conductance Ca2+-dependent K+ current regulates dopamine neuron activity: A combined approach of dynamic current clamping and intracellular imaging of calcium signals

NeuroReport

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 667-674

  Tateno, Takashi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Action potential; Dynamic clamp; Intracellular calcium; Rat midbrain; Spike after hyperpolarization; Whole cell patch clamp recording

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; CALCIUM ION; SMALL CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE; POTASSIUM;

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPIKE WAVE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VALIDATION STUDY; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; WISTAR RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; APAMIN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPAMINE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; KINETICS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 77954035767     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e32833add56     Document Type: Article

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