Low-conductance intercellular coupling between mouse chromaffin cells in situ

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 506, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 195-205

  Moser, Tobias ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL CULTURE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ELECTRICAL COUPLING; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; GAP JUNCTION; MEMBRANE CAPACITANCE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMAFFIN CELLS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE;

EID: 0031984460     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.195bx.x     Document Type: Article

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