Functional diversity of excitatory amino acid transporters: Ion channel and transport modes

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 4 46-4, 1999, Pages

  Fairman, W A ^a   Amara, S G ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Glutamate transporter; Ligand gated chloride conductance; Neuronal excitability; Proton conductance

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; ION CHANNEL;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; CHANNEL GATING; HUMAN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032699070     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1999.277.4.f481     Document Type: Review

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