Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors enhance neonatal mouse hypoglossal motoneuron excitability in vitro

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1024-1039

  Ireland, Matthew F ^a   Funk, Gregory D ^b   Bellingham, Mark C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Action potential; Afterhyperpolarization; Calcium dependent potassium current; Excitation; Hyperpolarization activated cation current; Motoneuron; Repetitive firing; Voltage gated sodium current

Indexed keywords

MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN STEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MOTOR NEURONS; POTASSIUM; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84867016824     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00699.2011     Document Type: Article

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