Stretch-activated current through single ion channels in the abdominal stretch receptor organ of the crayfish

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 1989, Pages 1071-1083

  Erxleben, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTACOIDEA; ION CHANNEL; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTHROPOD; CRAYFISH; DENDRITE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FISH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRETCH RECEPTOR; STRETCHING;

ANIMAL; ASTACOIDEA; ION CHANNELS; MECHANORECEPTORS; NEURONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ION CHANNEL; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

EID: 0024854519     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.94.6.1071     Document Type: Article

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