The effects of capsaicin on voltage-gated calcium currents and calcium signals in cultured dorsal root ganglion cells

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 423-431

  Bleakman, D ^a   Broroson, J R ^a   Miller, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; RUTHENIUM RED; TETRYLAMMONIUM; BARIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; MICROFLUOROMETRY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; ANIMAL; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CHANNEL GATING; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMAL; BARIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CAPSAICIN; CELLS, CULTURED; GANGLIA, SPINAL; ION CHANNEL GATING; NEURONS; RATS; RUTHENIUM RED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025196889     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1990.tb12725.x     Document Type: Article

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