Gating of single N-type calcium channels recorded from bullfrog sympathetic neurons

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-124

  Lee, Hye Kyung ^a   Elmslie, Keith S ^b  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Gating properties; Ion channel; Patch clamp; Voltage dependent

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; HISTOGRAM; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ION CHANNEL GATING; KINETICS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RANA CATESBEIANA; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0344457384     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.113.1.111     Document Type: Article

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