Evidence for the presence of two types of potassium channels in the rat optic nerve
Gordon T, Kocsis J, Waxman S. Evidence for the presence of two types of potassium channels in the rat optic nerve. Brain Research 1988, 447: 1-9. PMID: 2454699, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(88)90959-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat optic nervePostspike positivityOptic nerveAction potential waveformPotassium channelsAction potential broadeningSingle-fiber recordingsRepetitive firing patternsAction potential repolarizationTEA-sensitive channelsDistinct potassium channelsPotential waveformPronounced afterhyperpolarizationFiber recordingsWhole nerveIntracellular hyperpolarizationGap recordingsRepetitive firingMyelinated axonsNerveAction potentialsPotential repolarizationAfterhyperpolarizationFiring patternsProlonged depolarization