Electrical properties of frog saccular hair cells: Distortion by enzymatic dissociation

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2962-2973

  Armstrong, Cecilia E ^a   Roberts, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ca2+ current; Electrical resonance; Enzymatically dissociated; Frog saccular hair cells; K+ currents; Papain; Semi intact epithelial preparation; Voltage oscillations

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; FROG; HAIR CELL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCULUS;

EID: 0032523125     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-08-02962.1998     Document Type: Article

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