Phoneutria nigriventer toxin Tx3-1 blocks A-type K+ currents controlling Ca2+ oscillation frequency in GH3 cells

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1472-1481

  Kushmerick, C ^a   Kalapothakis, E ^a   Beirao P S L ^a   Penaforte, C L ^a   Prado, V F ^a   Cruz, J S ^a   Diniz, C R ^b   Cordeiro, M N ^b   Gomez, M V ^a   Romano Silva, M A ^a   Prado, M A M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO EZEQUIEL DIAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ca2+ oscillations; Confocal microscopy; GH3 cells; K+ channels; Patch clamp; Phoneutria; Tx3 1

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CHARYBDOTOXIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NEUROTOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION; SPIDER VENOM;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELL LINE; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CHELATING AGENTS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EGTAZIC ACID; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROPEPTIDES; NIFEDIPINE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PERIODICITY; PITUITARY GLAND; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SPIDER VENOMS;

ARANEAE; PHONEUTRIA; PHONEUTRIA NIGRIVENTER;

EID: 0033039091     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.721472.x     Document Type: Article

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