Inhibition of tetrodotoxin (TTX)-resistant and TTX-sensitive neuronal Na+ channels by the secretolytic ambroxol

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 433-438

  Weiser, Thomas ^a   Wilson, Nicola ^a,b  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBROXOL; BENZOCAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM ION; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA REFLEX; COUGHING; DRUG MECHANISM; IC 50; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SODIUM CURRENT; STEADY STATE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

AMBROXOL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXPECTORANTS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SODIUM CHANNELS; TETRODOTOXIN; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0036765787     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.62.3.433     Document Type: Article

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