Block by Extracellular Divalent Cations of Drosophila Big Brain Channels Expressed in Xenopus Oocytes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1470-1478

  Yanochko, Gina M ^a,b   Yool, Andrea J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AQUAPORIN; BARIUM CHLORIDE; BARIUM ION; BIG BRAIN MONOVALENT CATION; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM ION; CATION; CATION CHANNEL; CYCLIC GMP; DIVALENT CATION; ION CHANNEL; MAGNESIUM ION; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIG BRAIN MONOVALENT CATION CHANNEL; CELL FRACTIONATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VOLTAGE CLAMP; WESTERN BLOTTING; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1542315505     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74215-0     Document Type: Article

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