Abstract
1. High-threshold Ca2+ currents were studied in large pyramidal cells acutely dissociated from the rat amygdaloid complex. L-, N-, and P-type currents were present in about equal proportions in these cells and accounted for most of the whole-cell current.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester / pharmacology
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Amygdala / cytology
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Amygdala / physiology*
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Animals
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Calcium Channels / physiology*
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Electric Stimulation
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Electrodes
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In Vitro Techniques
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Membrane Potentials / physiology
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Nifedipine / pharmacology
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Peptides / pharmacology
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Pyramidal Cells / physiology*
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Rats
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Spider Venoms / pharmacology
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omega-Agatoxin IVA
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omega-Conotoxin GVIA
Substances
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Calcium Channels
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Peptides
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Spider Venoms
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omega-Agatoxin IVA
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3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester
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omega-Conotoxin GVIA
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Nifedipine