Voltage gating of gap junctions in cochlear supporting cells: Evidence for nonhomotypic channels

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-24

  Zhao, H B ^a,b   Santos Sacchi, J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gap junction; Hearing loss; Hybrid coupling; Inner ear; Supporting cell; Voltage dependence

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; COCHLEA; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTI ORGAN; GAP JUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GUINEA PIG; HEARING LOSS; NONHUMAN; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAP JUNCTIONS; GUINEA PIGS; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; ORGAN OF CORTI;

EID: 0034192627     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002320001051     Document Type: Article

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