Nitric oxide modulation of the spontaneous firing of rat medial vestibular nuclear neurons

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 224-228

  Kim, Hoo Won ^a   Park, Jong Seong ^b   Jeong, Han Seong ^b   Jang, Myung Joo ^b   Kim, Byeong Chae ^b   Kim, Myeong Kyu ^b   Cho, Ki Hyun ^b   Kim, Tae Sun ^b   Park, Sung Wook ^c  

^a Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Medial vestibular nucleus; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; ARGININE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; RAT; VESTIBULAR NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 7944225921     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.SCJ04006X     Document Type: Article

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