Gallamine triethiodide selectively blocks voltage-gated potassium channels in Ranvier nodes

General Physiology and Biophysics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 83-95

  Hinck, D ^c   Wulff, H ^a   Koppenhöfer, Eilhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Gallamine triethiodide; Kv channel blocker; Node of Ranvier

Indexed keywords

GALLAMINE TRIETHIODIDE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ION CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PERMEABILITY; POTASSIUM CURRENT; RANVIER NODE; SODIUM CURRENT; STEADY STATE; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GALLAMINE TRIETHIODIDE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; RANVIER'S NODES; SODIUM; TIME FACTORS; XENOPUS;

ANURA;

EID: 0034962134     PISSN: 02315882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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