Gating of retinal horizontal cell hemi gap junction channels by voltage Ca2+, and retinoic acid

Molecular Vision

Volumn 7, Issue , 2001, Pages 247-252

  Zhang, Dao Qi ^a   McMahon, Douglas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; RETINOIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CHANNEL GATING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GAP JUNCTION; LATENT PERIOD; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PATCH CLAMP; PERFUSION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA HORIZONTAL NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BASS; CALCIUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAP JUNCTIONS; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RETINA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRETINOIN;

EID: 0035789882     PISSN: 10900535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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