A vesicle preparation for resolving single-channel currents in tegument of male Schistosoma mansoni

Parasitology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-192

  Robertson, A P ^b   Martin, R J ^a   Kusel, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ion channels; Patch clamp; Schistosoma mansoni; Tegument; Vesicles

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CELL ADHESION; CELL ISOLATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ION CHANNELS; MALE; MEMBRANES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

ANIMALIA; PHOCIDAE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0030847988     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182097001273     Document Type: Article

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