A new technique for evaluating volume sensitivity of ion channels

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 433, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 368-375

  Schütt, Wolfgang ^a   Sackin, Henry ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Expression; Oocyte; Stretch; Stretch activated; Swelling

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SWELLING; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; XENOPUS;

EID: 0031025050     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050290     Document Type: Article

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