Evaluation of N-type Ca2+ channel currents in cultured rat superior cervical ganglion neurons

Drug Development Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-90

  Stoehr, Sally J ^a   Campbell, Gregory W ^a   Rock, David M ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

conopeptide; Ca2+ channel expression; MVIIA

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; OMEGA AGATOXIN; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0031409285     PISSN: 02724391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2299(199706)41:2<85::AID-DDR5>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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