Passive glial cells, fact or artifact?

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-222

  Bordey, A ^a   Sontheimer, H ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Patch clamp; Potassium current; Slices; Voltage activated channels

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; EGTAZIC ACID; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PIPETTE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; ASTROCYTES; CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; EGTAZIC ACID; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0032404024     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900463     Document Type: Article

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