Identification of two nervous system-specific members of the erg potassium channel gene family

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 9423-9432

  Shi, Wenmei ^a   Wymore, Randy S ^a   Wang, Hong Sheng ^a   Pan, Zongming ^a   Cohen, Ira S ^a   McKinnon, David ^a   Dixon, Jane E ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed rectifier; Erg; Gene; Long QT syndrome; Potassium channel; Sympathetic neuron

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; LONG QT SYNDROME; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031452869     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-24-09423.1997     Document Type: Article

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