Inhibition of ATP-activated currents by met-Enk in isolated DRG neurons of the rat

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 205-208

  Xia, Bao Lu ^b   Wu, Zi Zhen ^a   Li, Xiao ^a   Li, Qin ^b   Li, Zhi Wang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Wuhan Postgraduate Medical College   (China)

Author keywords

ATP activated current; DRG neuron; Inhibition; Met enkephaline; Rat; Whole cell patch clamp technique

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; METENKEPHALIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL SEPARATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL GANGLION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL SEPARATION; ENKEPHALIN, METHIONINE; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0042510768     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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