Analysis of potassium channel functions in mammalian axons by gene knockouts

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 349-364

  Chiu, S Y ^a   Zhou, L ^a   Zhang, Chuan Li ^a   Messing, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYELIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; KNOCKOUT GENE; MYELINATED NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0033506758     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007013731231     Document Type: Article

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