Involvement of stretch-activated Cl- channels in ramification of murine microglia

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 7127-7137

  Eder, Claudia ^a   Klee, Rolf ^a   Heinemann, Uwe ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain macrophages; DIDS; Flufenamic acid; NPPB; Ramification; SITS; Stretch activated Cl current

Indexed keywords

4 ACETAMIDO 4' ISOTHIOCYANATOSTILBENE 2,2' DISULFONIC ACID; 4,4' DIISOTHIOCYANATOSTILBENE 2,2' DISULFONIC ACID; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CHLORIDE ION; FLUFENAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROGLIA; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRETCHING;

EID: 0032530387     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-18-07127.1998     Document Type: Article

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