Ion channels of Fasciola hepatica incorporated into planar lipid bilayers

Parasitology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-89

  Jang, J H ^a   Kim, S D ^a   Park, J B ^b   Hong, S J ^c   Ryu, P D ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fasciola hepatica; Ion channels; Planar lipid bilayer

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CHLORIDE ION; ION CHANNEL; LIPID; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CHLORIDE CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; ION PERMEABILITY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; LIPID BILAYERS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0842265671     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182003004232     Document Type: Article

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