Ion channels in microglia (brain macrophages)

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 2 44-2, 1998, Pages

  Eder, Claudia ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium channels; Chloride conductances; Fast inactivating sodium current; Proton current; Voltage and calcium activated potassium channels

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTON TRANSPORT; RAT; REVIEW; SODIUM CURRENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031817079     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1998.275.2.c327     Document Type: Review

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