Electrophysiological characterization of a putative supporting cell isolated from the frog taste disk

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 5136-5150

  Bigiani, Albertino ^a   Sbarbati, Andrea ^b   Osculati, Francesco ^b   Pietra, Pierangelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amiloride sensitive Na channel; Frog; Gustatory; Patch clamp; Supporting cell; Voltage gated channel; Wing cell

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED CHANNEL FORMING PROTEIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FROG; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SODIUM CURRENT; SYNAPSE; TASTE BUD;

EID: 0032527585     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-14-05136.1998     Document Type: Article

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