The transoocyte voltage clamp: A non-invasive technique for electrophysiological experiments with Xenopus laevis oocytes

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 447, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 934-942

  Cucu, Dana ^a   Simaels, Jeannine ^a   Jans, Danny ^a   Van Driessche, Willy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Non invasive technique; Transoocyte voltage clamp

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ION; CESIUM ION; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; IMPEDANCE; ION CONDUCTANCE; ION CURRENT; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MICROELECTRODE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSOOCYTE VOLTAGE CLAMP; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; ION CHANNEL GATING; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 1642294229     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-003-1171-3     Document Type: Article

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