The initiation of the muscle action potential

Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 731-744

  Neumann, E ^a   Weber, J ^a   Schurholz T ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

acetylcholine receptor reconstitution; calcium inhibition; channel cooperativity; oligochannel; single channel events

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CHANNEL GATING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TORPEDO CALIFORNICA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROSTATICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; TORPEDO;

ANIMALIA; TORPEDO CALIFORNICA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030472759     PISSN: 13813455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/apab.104.6.731.12917     Document Type: Conference Paper

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