Profound alterations in the intrinsic excitability of cerebellar purkinje neurons following neurotoxin 3-acetylpyridine (3-AP)-induced ataxia in rat: New insights into the role of small conductance K+ channels

Physiological Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 355-365

  Kaffashian, M ^a,b   Shabani, M ^c   Goudarzi, I ^d   Behzadi, G ^a,b,c,d,e   Zali, A ^c   Janahmadi, M ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ILAM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d DAMGHAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^e SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cerebellar ataxia; Intrinsic excitability; Neurotoxin 3 acetylpyridine; Purkinje neurons

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959316427     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.932032     Document Type: Article

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