Voltage-gated sodium channels in human aortic smooth muscle cells

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 310-317

  Cox, R H ^a   Zhou, Z ^b   Tulenko, T N ^b  

^a GRADUATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arterial smooth muscle; Cellular electrophysiology; Divalent cations; Ion channels; Tetrodotoxin

Indexed keywords

DIVALENT CATION; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM ION; TETRODOTOXIN;

AORTA MEDIA; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; THORACIC AORTA; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MAGNESIUM; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNELS; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0031758153     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000025600     Document Type: Article

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