Human central neurocytoma cells show neuronal physiological properties in vitro

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-214

  Patt, Stephan ^a   Schmidt, Hannes ^b   Labrakakis, Charalampos ^b   Weydt, Patrick ^b   Fritsch, Michael ^c   Cervós Navarro, Jorge ^a   Kettenmann, Helmut ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c Department of Neurosurgery   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Human central neurocytoma; Patch clamp; Sodium channel; Synaptophysin

Indexed keywords

METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR; SODIUM ION; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CURRENT; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR CELL CULTURE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROCYTOMA; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0030033087     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050416     Document Type: Article

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