Alterations of transmembrane currents in frog atrial heart muscle induced by photoexcited gymnochrome a purified from the crinoid, Gymnochrinus richeri

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 115-119

  Sauviat, Martin Pierre ^a   Benoit, Anne Gaëlle ^b   Debitus, Cécile ^c   Pouny, Isabelle ^d   Laurent, Dominique ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE ET BIOSCIENCES   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE PIERRE FABRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GYMNOCHROME A; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POTASSIUM CURRENT; SODIUM CURRENT;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; CRINOIDEA;

EID: 0035437585     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)0740115AOTCIF2.0.CO2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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