Subunit composition determines the single channel kinetics of the epithelial sodium channel

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 423-432

  Fyfe, Gregor K ^a   Canessa, Cecilia M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amiloride block; Epithelial sodium channel; Open probability; Xenopus oocyte

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHANNEL GATING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ION CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMILORIDE; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; DIURETICS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ION CHANNEL GATING; KINETICS; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SODIUM CHANNELS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031670622     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.112.4.423     Document Type: Article

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