Ionic currents in two strains of rat anterior pituitary tumor cells

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1984, Pages 309-339

  Dubinsky, Janet M ^a   Oxford, Gerry S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; TETRODOTOXIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; CALCIUM CHANNEL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; IN VITRO STUDY; ION CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; RAT; SODIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CATIONS; CELL LINE; ION CHANNELS; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PITUITARY HORMONES, ANTERIOR; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RATS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0021338683     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.83.3.309     Document Type: Article

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