Extracellular blockade of potassium channels by TEA+: The tip of the iceberg?

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 635-636

  Roux, Benoît ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PHENYLALANINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TETRYLAMMONIUM; THREONINE; TRYPSIN; TYROSINE; VALINE;

BINDING AFFINITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUORINATION; NOTE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM;

EID: 33751505522     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 00221295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200609684     Document Type: Note

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