Electrophysiological and Molecular Evidence of L-(Cav1), N- (Cav2.2), and R- (Cav2.3) Type Ca2+ Channels in Rat Cortical Astrocytes

GLIA

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 354-363

  D'Ascenzo, Marcello ^a   Vairano, Mauro ^a   Andreassi, Catia ^b   Navarra, Pierluigi ^a   Azzena, Gian Battista ^a   Grassi, Claudio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

1 subunit transcripts; Ca v2.3; Cav1; Cav2.2; High voltage activated Ca2+ channels; Patch clamp; Rat cortical astrocytes; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL N TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL R TYPE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL FUNCTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GLIA CELL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNELS, N-TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNELS, R-TYPE; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 1542514999     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/glia.10336     Document Type: Article

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