Positive feedback by a potassium-selective inward rectifier enhances tuning in vertebrate hair cells

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 430-442

  Goodman, M B ^a,c   Art, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CESIUM; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; HAIR CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; POTASSIUM CURRENT; RECEPTOR POTENTIAL; SODIUM CURRENT; TUNING CURVE; TURTLE; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0029947066     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79245-7     Document Type: Article

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