Potassium depolarization of mammalian vestibular sensory cells increases [Ca2+]i through voltage-sensitive calcium channels

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 971-975

  Boyer, C ^a   Lehouelleur, J ^a   Sans, A ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Calcium channels; Fura 2; Guinea pig; Type I and type II vestibular hair cells

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; FURA 2; NICKEL; NITRENDIPINE; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FLUORESCENCE; HAIR CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; VESTIBULAR NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL AGONISTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUINEA PIGS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; POTASSIUM; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0031878415     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1998.00107.x     Document Type: Article

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