Characterization of an L-type calcium channel expressed by human retinal Müller (glial) cells

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 41-48

  Puro, Donald G ^a   Hwang, J J ^b   Kwon, Oh Joo ^b   Chin, Hemin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium channel subunits; Conotoxin; Glia; Potassium currents; Potassium homeostasis; Retina

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CONOTOXIN; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; GLIA CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUELLER CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CALCIUM CHANNELS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROGLIA; NIMODIPINE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0029917633     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(96)80478-5     Document Type: Article

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