Surface charge and lanthanum block of calcium current in bullfrog sympathetic neurons

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2278-2284

  Block, Brian M ^a   Stacey, William C ^b   Jones, Stephen W ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CALCIUM ION; LANTHANUM; MEGLUMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; CALCIUM CURRENT; DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; SURFACE CHARGE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

ANIMALIA; RANA CATESBEIANA; TRIXIS;

EID: 0031977945     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77937-8     Document Type: Article

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