Scorpion toxin block of the early K+ current (I(Kf)) in rat dorsal root ganglion neurones

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 503, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 285-301

  Matteson, Donald R ^a   Blaustein, Mordecai P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARYBDOTOXIN; DENDROTOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SCORPION VENOM; AMINO ACID; PANDINOTOXIN; TITYUS TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENCY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; TOXIN STRUCTURE; ADULT; CELL SIZE; DISSOCIATION RATE CONSTANT; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NERVE CELL; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE; RECOVERY TIME CONSTANT; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHARYBDOTOXIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLIA, SPINAL; KINETICS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; NEUROTOXINS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; SCORPION VENOMS;

EID: 0030767649     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.285bh.x     Document Type: Article

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