Antagonists of the cGMP-gated conductance of vertebrate rods block the photocurrent in scallop ciliary photoreceptors

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 500, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 367-378

  Gomez, Maria Del Pilar ^b   Nasi, Enrico ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3',4' DICHLOROBENZAMIL; AMILORIDE; AMILORIDE DERIVATIVE; CYCLIC GMP; DILTIAZEM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; DEPOLARIZATION; DIALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEREOSPECIFICITY; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 1842292718     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1997.sp022027     Document Type: Article

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