A delayed rectifier current is modulated by the circadian pacemaker in Bulla

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-150

  Michel, Stephan ^a,b   Manivannan, Kandiah ^a,c   Zaritsky, Joshua J ^a,d   Block, Gene D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ca2+ dependent current; Mollusc; Perforated patch; Potassium conductance; Retinal neurons; Transient current

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BULLA; BULLA GOULDIANA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0033121223     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873099129000533     Document Type: Article

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