Minireview: Electrophysiology: A method to investigate the functional properties of ligand-gated channels

Journal of Receptor and Signal Transduction Research

Volumn 17, Issue 42007, 1997, Pages 227-242

  Bertrand, D ^a   Buisson, B ^a   Krause, R M ^a   hu, H Y ^a   Bertrand, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; LIGAND;

ANIMAL CELL; BINDING SITE; CHANNEL GATING; CONFERENCE PAPER; EFFECTOR CELL; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; LIGAND BINDING; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PATCH CLAMP; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; AZOCINES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CURARE; DIHYDRO-BETA-ERYTHROIDINE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; OOCYTES; QUINOLIZINES; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT3; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031032208     PISSN: 10799893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10799899709036606     Document Type: Article

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