Kupffer cells contain a glycine-gated chloride channel

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 6 35-6, 1997, Pages

  Ikejima, Kenichi ^a   Qu, Wei ^a   Stachlewitz, Robert F ^a   Thurman, Ronald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intracellular calcium; Lipopolysaccharide; Membrane potential; Strychnine; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE CHANNEL; GLYCINE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; STRYCHNINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEPOLARIZATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; KUPFFER CELL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030861209     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.272.6.g1581     Document Type: Article

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