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action potential initiation

Known as: action potential firing, action potential triggering 
The initiating cycle of an action potential. In vertebrate neurons this typically occurs at an axon hillock. Not all initiated axon potentials… 
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2015
2015
Optical control of neuronal activity using a light-operated GIRK channel opener (LOGO)
G-protein coupled inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels are expressed throughout the human body and are an integral part… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Light-induced depolarization of neurons using a modified Shaker K(+) channel and a molecular photoswitch.
To trigger action potentials in neurons, most investigators use electrical or chemical stimulation. Here we describe an optical… 
2005
2005
The Influence Of Rufinamide On Sodium Currents And Action Potential Firing In Rodent Neurons: 3.062
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
TEA‐ and apamin‐resistant KCa channels in guinea‐pig myenteric neurons: slow AHP channels
The patch‐clamp technique was used to record from intact ganglia of the guinea‐pig duodenum in order to characterize the K… 
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2001
Highly Cited
2001
Properties of entorhinal cortex deep layer neurons projecting to the rat dentate gyrus
Medial entorhinal cortex (EC) deep layer neurons projecting to the dentate gyrus (DG) were studied. Neurons, retrogradely… 
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2001
Highly Cited
2001
Actions of nociceptin/orphanin FQ and other prepronociceptin products on rat rostral ventromedial medulla neurons in vitro
1 Whole‐cell patch clamp recordings were made from rat rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) neurons in vitro to investigate the… 
1999
1999
Action potential-dependent calcium transients in myenteric S neurons of the guinea-pig ileum
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Calbindin-D28k fails to protect hippocampal neurons against ischemia in spite of its cytoplasmic calcium buffering properties: evidence from calbindin-D28k knockout mice
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1997
Highly Cited
1997
Influence of the mucosa on the excitability of myenteric neurons
1986
1986
Neuromuscular transmission in bovine mesenteric lymphatics.
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