Tetrodotoxin-, dihydropyridine-, and riluzole-resistant persistent inward current: Novel sodium channels in rodent spinal neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1322-1340

  Dai, Yue ^a   Jordan, Larry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Persistent inward currents

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL R TYPE; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; FLUFENAMIC ACID; ISRADIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; RILUZOLE; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM ION; TETRODOTOXIN; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ION TRANSPORT; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT INWARD CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DIHYDROPYRIDINES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RILUZOLE; SODIUM CHANNELS; SPINAL CORD; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 80052565225     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00918.2010     Document Type: Article

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