Biophysical and pharmacological characterization of chloride currents in human astrocytoma cells

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 5 39-5, 1996, Pages

  Ullrich, Nicole ^a,b   Sontheimer, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

chlorotoxin; ion channel; proliferation; tumor

Indexed keywords

4,4' DIISOTHIOCYANATOSTILBENE 2,2' DISULFONIC ACID; 4,4' DINITRO 2,2' STILBENEDISULFONIC ACID; ACETIC ACID; BROMIDE; CADMIUM; CESIUM; CHLORIDE CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORIDE ION; GLUCOSAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; IODIDE; ION CHANNEL; ISETHIONIC ACID; NITRATE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA CELL; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029952671     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.270.5.c1511     Document Type: Article

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