Multiple T-type ca 2+ current subtypes in electrophysiologically characterized hamster dorsal horn neurons: Possible role in spinal sensory integration

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2486-2498

  Ku, Wen Hsin ^a   Schneider, Stephen P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ca v 3 subunits; Calcium channels; Patch clamp; Single cell RT PCR; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EVOKED RESPONSE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; T TYPE CALCIUM CURRENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS, T-TYPE; CRICETINAE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 80755171256     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01083.2010     Document Type: Article

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