Supercharging accelerates T-tubule membrane potential changes in voltage clamped frog skeletal muscle fibers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 2098-2116

  Kim, Albert M ^a   Vergara, Julio L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FLUORESCENCE; FROG; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STAINING; TRANSVERSE TUBULAR SYSTEM; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALIA; ANURA;

EID: 0031668721     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77652-0     Document Type: Article

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