A T-type calcium channel required for normal function of a mammalian mechanoreceptor

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 724-730

  Shin, Jung Bum ^a   Martinez Salgado, Carlos ^a   Heppenstall, Paul A ^a   Lewin, Gary R ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MOLECULAR MARKER; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; D HAIR RECEPTOR; DNA LIBRARY; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; MAMMAL; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL GANGLION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, T-TYPE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MECHANORECEPTORS; MIBEFRADIL; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTATION; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; REACTION TIME; RECEPTOR, TRKB; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SKIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0037743562     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn1076     Document Type: Article

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