@article{cd043150fc904597ad63412d15f82289,
title = "Neural control of chloride conductance in rat extensor digitorum longus muscle",
author = "DeCoursey, {T. E.} and Younkin, {S. G.} and Bryant, {S. H.}",
note = "Funding Information: Recently from this laboratory (7, 9) and elsewhere (18) it was reported that the increased membrane resistance known to occur with surgical denervation of mammalian fibers (2, 3) is due to a decrease in chloride conductance. Camerino and Bryant (9) proposed that chloride conductance, necessary for normal mammalian muscle membrane stability, is maintained by innervation and that some component of this control system might be absent in myotonia. They further attempted to discern the relative importance of nerve activity versus other neural influences on chloride conductance through subepineural application of colchicine, an agent reported to affect certain nerve functions without blocking nervous stimulation of the muscle fiber (4, 1.5). In their experiments colchicine treat- Abbreviations. EDL--estensor digitorum longus ; S-siemens,formerly mho. 1 The authors wish to acknowledge the able technical assistance of M. E. Fellows. This work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (USPHS NS-13027 and USPHS NS-03178).",
year = "1978",
month = sep,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1016/0014-4886(78)90034-1",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "61",
pages = "705--709",
journal = "Experimental Neurology",
issn = "0014-4886",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",
number = "3",
}