Localizing transepithelial conductive pathways using a vibrating voltage probe

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 2489-2495

  Somieski, Petra ^a   Nagel, Wolfram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Bufo viridis; Cl conductance; Mitochondria rich cell; Model calculation; Skin; Toad

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; ION TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; TOAD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; CHLORIDES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; ION TRANSPORT; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO VIRIDIS;

EID: 0032169112     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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