Neuronal responses to an asymmetrical alternating current field can mimic those produced by an imposed direct current field in vitro

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1522-1532

  Pan, Linjie ^a   Cirillo, John ^a   Ben Borgens, Richard ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AC effects; DC effects; Galvanotaxis; Galvanotropism; Neuron dieback; Neuron growth

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING CURRENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EMBRYO; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL; NERVE GROWTH; NEURITE; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WAVEFORM;

ADRENERGIC FIBERS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84861974766     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23048     Document Type: Article

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