Calcium currents in interstitial cells from the guinea-pig bladder

BJU International

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1338-1343

  McCloskey, Karen D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium current; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; AZELASTINE; BARIUM ION; CALCIUM ION; CESIUM; NICKEL; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM IODATE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL ISOLATION; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; GUINEA PIG; LEYDIG CELL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 33745203050     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06156.x     Document Type: Article

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