Carbenoxolone inhibition of voltage-gated Ca channels and synaptic transmission in the retina

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1252-1256

  Vessey, John P ^a   Lalonde, Melanie R ^a   Mizan, Hossein A ^a   Welch, Nicole C ^b   Kelly, Melanie E M ^a,b   Barnes, Steven ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBENOXOLONE; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; EPHAPSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SALAMANDER; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMBYSTOMA; ANILINE COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CARBENOXOLONE; CONES (RETINA); ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUORESCENT DYES; LARVA; NEURAL INHIBITION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; RETINA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; XANTHENES;

EID: 3142699847     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00148.2004     Document Type: Article

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