4-Aminopyridine causes apoptosis and blocks an outward rectifier K+ channel in malignant astrocytoma cell lines

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 122-127

  Chin, Lawrence S ^a,b   Park, Charles C ^a   Zitnay, Kevin M ^a   Sinha, Manoj ^a   DiPatri Jr , Arthur J ^a   Perillán, Pablo ^a   Simard, J Marc ^a  

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

^b Department of Neurosurgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

4 aminopyridine; apoptosis; glioma; K+ channel; patch clamp

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA CELL; CANCER GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTOMA; CELL DIVISION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0030936280     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19970415)48:2<122::AID-JNR4>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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