Transient activity of excitatory Cl- channels in Chara: Evidence for quantal release of a gating factor

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 183-191

  Thiel, G ^a   Dityatev, A E ^b  

^a A V Haller Inst F P   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Action potential; Chara; Cl channel gating; Patch clamp; Quantal analysis; Quantal release

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CHLORIDE ION;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHANNEL GATING; CHLORIDE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

ALGAE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; ION CHANNEL GATING; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; QUANTUM THEORY; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

ALGAE; CHARA; CHARA CORALLINA; CORALLINA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032102037     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900382     Document Type: Article

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