Reduction of ionic strength activates single volume-regulated anion channels (VRAC) in endothelial cells

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 439, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 315-320

  Sabirov, Ravshan Z ^b,d   Prenen, Jean ^a   Tomita, Toshio ^c   Droogmans, Guy ^a   Nilius, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b S YU YUNUSOV INSTITUTE OF THE CHEMISTRY OF PLANT SUBSTANCES   (Uzbekistan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell permeabilization; Endothelium; Ionic strength; Staphylotoxin; Volume regulated chloride channels

Indexed keywords

5 NITRO 2 (3 PHENYLPROPYLAMINO)BENZOIC ACID; ANION CHANNEL; CHLORIDE ION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL VOLUME; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; IONIC STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033972663     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004249900186     Document Type: Article

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