Cytoplasmic polyamines as permeant blockers and modulators of the voltage-gated sodium channel

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1262-1279

  Huang, Chien Jung ^a   Moczydlowski, Edward ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYAMINE; SODIUM CHANNEL; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SODIUM CURRENT; SODIUM TRANSPORT;

EID: 0035118566     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)76102-4     Document Type: Article

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