Voltage-activated potassium channels in mammalian neurons and their block by novel pharmacological agents

General Pharmacology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-24

  Mathie, Alistair ^a,b   Wooltorton, Julian R A ^a,c   Watkins, Christopher S ^a,d  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

4 AP; Neurons; Potassium channels; TEA; Tricyclic antidepresants; Voltage activated

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CHLORPROMAZINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DENDROTOXIN; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; IMIPRAMINE; MEPACRINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NICARDIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; NITRENDIPINE; NOXIUSTOXIN; PHENCYCLIDINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PROMAZINE; QUINIDINE; TETRYLAMMONIUM; TOXIN;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; ION CURRENT; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031986098     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(97)00034-7     Document Type: Review

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