The voltage-dependent nonselective cation current in human red blood cells studied by means of whole-cell and nystatin-perforated patch-clamp techniques

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1660, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 164-170

  Rodighiero, S ^a   De Simoni, A ^a,b   Formenti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte; Human red cell; Patch clamp; Voltage dependent nonselective cationic channel

Indexed keywords

CHARYBDOTOXIN; CHLORIDE ION; NYSTATIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TARTARIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE CURRENT; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM TRANSPORT;

EID: 1642534355     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2003.11.011     Document Type: Article

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