Reduced expression of Nav1.6 sodium channels and compensation by Nav1.2 channels in mice heterozygous for a null mutation in Scn8a

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 442, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-73

  Vega, Ana V ^a   Henry, Diane L ^a   Matthews, Gary ^a  

^a Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

Node of Ranvier; Optic nerve; Protein targeting; Sodium channel

Indexed keywords

NERVE PROTEIN; PROTEIN SCN8A; SODIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RANVIER NODE;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HETEROZYGOTE; MICE; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OPTIC NERVE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RANVIER'S NODES; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 47749089321     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.06.065     Document Type: Article

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