Stellate neurones innervating the rat heart express N, L and P/Q calcium channels

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 74, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 143-151

  Kukwa, Wojciech ^a   MacIoch, Tomasz ^a   Szulczyk, Paweł Jerzy ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Agatoxin; Ca2+ currents; Cardiac neurones; Conotoxins; Kinetic properties; Nifedipine; Sympathetic neurones

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; NIFEDIPINE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART; KINETICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STELLATE GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNELS, N-TYPE; CELL SIZE; HEART; ION CHANNEL GATING; KINETICS; MALE; NEURONS; NIFEDIPINE; OMEGA-AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA-CONOTOXIN GVIA; OMEGA-CONOTOXINS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPIDER VENOMS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0032425485     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(98)00154-4     Document Type: Article

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