Adrenocorticotropic hormone activates an outward current in cultured mouse peritoneal macrophages

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 231-235

  Fukushima, T ^a   Ichinose, M ^a   Shingai, R ^a   Sawada, M ^a,b  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACTH; Ca2+; K+ current; Macrophage; Mouse; Quinine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; APAMIN; CALCIUM ION; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CHLORIDE ION; CORTICOTROPIN; EGTAZIC ACID; ENDOTHELIN 1; GLUCONIC ACID; ION CHANNEL; PEPTIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION; QUININE; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ADRENAL CELL; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; ION CURRENT; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; QUININE; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM;

EID: 0035866020     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(00)00442-2     Document Type: Article

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