Effects of tarantula toxin GsMTx4 on the membrane motor of outer hair cells

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 404, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 213-216

  Fang, Jie ^a   Iwasa, K H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Membrane capacitance; Operating point; Prestin

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PRESTIN; PROTEIN SLC26; SPIDER VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOTILITY; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DYNAMICS; EAR; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; HAIR CELL; HEARING; MAMMAL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIDER; TARANTULA;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; GUINEA PIGS; HAIR CELLS, OUTER; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PEPTIDES; SPIDER VENOMS;

EID: 33745994962     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.05.059     Document Type: Article

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