Glycine activation of human homomeric α1 glycine receptors is sensitive to pressure in the range of the high pressure nervous syndrome

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-128

  Roberts, R J ^a   Shelton, C J ^a   Daniels, S ^a   Smith, E B ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

glycine receptor; high pressure neurological syndrome; pressure; Xenopus oocytes

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PRESSURE NEUROLOGICAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ION CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029869873     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12550-7     Document Type: Article

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