Ion Channels

1 Developmental Regulation of Potassium Channels and the Impact on Neuronal Differentiation.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Whole-Cell Currents.- 3. Modeling.- 4. Single-Channel Currents.- 5. Regulation: Critical Periods.- 6. Calcium-Dependent Action Potentials and Their Roles.- 7. Potassium Channel Genes.- 8. Conclusion.- 9. References.- 2 Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels in Adult Hippocampal Neurons.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Methods.- 3. Results.- 4. Discussion.- 5. References.- 3 Amino Acid Receptor-Mediated Synaptic Currents in the Ca1 Region of the Hippocampus.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Excitatory Postsynaptic Currents.- 3. Inhibitory Postsynaptic Currents.- 4. Concluding Remarks.- 5. References.- 4 Intracellular Regulation of GABAA-Receptor Function.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Phosphorylation.- 3. Second Messenger Systems.- 4. Experimental Aspects.- 5. Discussion.- 6. References.- 5 Axon Terminal Hyperexcitability Seen in Epileptogenesis in Vitro.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Axon Terminal Backfiring in an in Vitro Seizure Model.- 3. Significance of Axon Terminal Hyperexcitability for Epileptiform Activity.- 4. References.- 6 Neural Correlates of Memory Storage: The Role of Ion Channels.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Ion Conductances in Hermissenda B Photoreceptors.- 3. Reduction of Potassium Currents as a Memory Trace in Hermissenda.- 4. Mammalian Brain Correlates of Associative Memory.- 5. Calcium-Mediated Phosphorylation of Ion Channels and Memory.- 6. The Role of Small G Proteins.- 7. Long-Term Memory and Structural Modification.- 8. References.- 7 Functional Regulation of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Channels in Muscle.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor.- 3. Regulation by Protein Kinase C.- 4. Regulation by cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase.- 5. Regulation by Tyrosine-Specific Protein Kinase.- 6. Regulation by Neurotransmitters and Peptides.- 7. Role of Glycosylation.- 8. Muscle nAChR Expressed in Xenopus Oocytes.- 9. Concluding Remarks.- 10. References.- 8 Rapid Activation and Desensitization of Transmitter-Liganded Receptor Channels by Pulses of Agonists.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Methods.- 3. Results.- 4. Discussion and Conclusions.- 5. References.- 9 Neurogenetic Studies of Ion Channels in Drosophila.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Sodium Channels.- 3. Potassium Channels.- 4. Conclusions.- 5. References.- 10 Kinetic Properties and Regulation of GABAA Receptor Channels.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Gating of GABAA Receptor Channels.- 3. Regulation of GABAA Receptor Channels.- 4. Summary.- 5. References.