Two metabotropic γ-aminobutyric acid receptors differentially modulate calcium currents in retinal ganglion cells

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-58

  Zhang, Jian ^a,b   Shen, Wen ^a   Slaughter, Malcolm M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenylate cyclase; Baclofen; Calcium calmodulin; cis aminocrotonic acid; Guanylate cyclase

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; BACLOFEN; BARIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CALMODULIN INHIBITOR; CROTONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE 5' O (2 THIODIPHOSPHATE); HEPARIN; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RUTHENIUM RED;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SALAMANDER; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AMBYSTOMA; ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CROTONIC ACIDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030860938     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.110.1.45     Document Type: Article

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