Spontaneous electrical rhythmicity in cultured interstitial cells of Cajal from the murine small intestine

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 513, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 203-213

  Koh, Sang Don ^a   Sanders, Kenton M ^a   Ward, Sean M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ION; CALCIUM ION; GADOLINIUM; NISOLDIPINE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FEMALE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MALE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPOLARIZATION; SODIUM CURRENT;

EID: 0032533392     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.203by.x     Document Type: Article

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