Identification of the cells underlying pacemaker activity in the guinea-pig upper urinary tract

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 519, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 867-884

  Klemm, Megan F ^a   Exintaris, Betty ^a   Lang, R J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUINEA PIG; KIDNEY PELVIS; MICROELECTRODE; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C KIT; OSCILLATION; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; URETER; URINARY TRACT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BIOTIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GUINEA PIGS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 0033198520     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.0867n.x     Document Type: Article

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