Spontaneous firing of NG108-15 cells induced by transient exposure to ammonium chloride

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Kowtha, V C ^a   Bryant, H J ^b   Krauthamer, V ^c   Iwasa, K H ^d   Stenger, D A ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS   (United States)

Author keywords

ammonium chloride; intracellular pH; NG108 15; serum free media

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CADMIUM; OUABAIN; TETRODOTOXIN; VANADIC ACID; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GLIOMA CELL; HYBRID CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

EID: 0030049039     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02578382     Document Type: Article

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