Stimulation of a nicotinic ACh receptor causes depolarization and activation of L-type Ca2+ channels in rat pinealocytes

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 499, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 329-340

  Letz, Bernd ^a   Schomerus, Christof ^a   Maronde, Erik ^a   Korf, Horst W ^a   Korbmacher, Christoph ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CHARYBDOTOXIN; FURA 2; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM ION; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PINEALOCYTE; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM TRANSPORT;

EID: 0030975979     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1997.sp021930     Document Type: Article

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