Transient changes in intracellular calcium associated with a prolonged increase in excitability in neurons of Aplysia californica
Fisher T, Levy S, Kaczmarek L. Transient changes in intracellular calcium associated with a prolonged increase in excitability in neurons of Aplysia californica. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1994, 71: 1254-1257. PMID: 8201416, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1994.71.3.1254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracellular calcium levelsBag cell neuronsCalcium levelsSpontaneous firingCell neuronsIntracellular calciumAction potentialsTransient elevationBasal intracellular calcium levelsLong-duration action potentialsBasal calcium levelsFree calcium ion concentrationTriggers calcium releaseCalcium-sensitive microelectrodesAplysia californicaIndividual action potentialsAfferent stimulationAfferent inputAfterdischargesProlonged increaseCalcium releaseCalcium ion concentrationNeuronsBiphasic patternPrimary cultures