Electrophysiological and pharmacological characterization of K +-currents in muscle fibres isolated from the ventral sucker of Fasciola hepatica

Parasitology

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 779-793

  Kumar, D ^a   White, C ^a   Fairweather, I ^a   McGeown, J G ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin; Fasciola hepatica; Immunocytochemistry; Ion channels; Muscle; Myosin; Scanning electron microscopy; Voltage clamp

Indexed keywords

1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENOXY)ETHANE N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID TETRA(ACETOXYMETHYL)ESTER; 3,4 DIAMINOPYRIDINE; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ACTIN; BUFFER; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; MYOSIN; NIMODIPINE; PENITREM A; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRAPENTYLAMMONIUM; TETRYLAMMONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; KINETICS; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MYOSINS; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; TREMATODA;

EID: 10644242706     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182004006110     Document Type: Article

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