Contributions of Kv7-mediated potassium current to sub-and suprathreshold responses of rat layer II/III neocortical pyramidal neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1722-1733

  Guan, D ^a   Higgs, M H ^b   Horton, L R ^a   Spain, W J ^b   Foehring, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Linopirdine; M current; Motor cortex; Somatosensory cortex; Xe 991

Indexed keywords

10,10 BIS(4 PYRIDINYLMETHYL) 9(10H) ANTHRACENONE; LINOPIRDINE; MUSCARINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV7; SHAB POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SHAKER POTASSIUM CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; VOLTAGE CLAMP; WHOLE CELL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTHRACENES; INDOLES; ION CHANNEL GATING; KCNQ POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MOTOR CORTEX; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SUBLIMINAL STIMULATION;

EID: 80054047381     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00211.2011     Document Type: Article

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