Evidence for chloride ions as intracellular messenger substances in astrocytes

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 248-254

  Bekar, Lane K ^a   Walz, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BARIUM; BROMIDE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CHLORIDE ION; GLUCONIC ACID; IODINE; MUSCIMOL; PICROTOXIN; SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN TISSUE; DEPRESSION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032788895     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.1.248     Document Type: Article

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