A theoretical study of calcium microdomains in turtle hair cells

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2256-2275

  Wu, Yuh Cherng ^a   Tucker, Tom ^a   Fettiplace, Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b 273 Medical Sciences Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM CURRENT; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHANNEL GATING; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DIFFUSION; HAIR CELL; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TURTLE;

TESTUDINES;

EID: 0029910837     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79429-8     Document Type: Article

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