Characterization of persistent TTX-R Na+ currents in physiological concentration of sodium in rat visceral afferents

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 293-297

  Qiao, Guo Fen ^a   Li, Bai Yan ^a,b   Zhou, Yu Hong ^a   Lu, Yan Jie ^a   Schild, John H ^b  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   (United States)

Author keywords

Ion channel; Patch technique; Sodium; Tetrodotoxin; Visceral afferent

Indexed keywords

TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL NAV 1.9; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; FEMALE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT; VAGUS NERVE; WHOLE CELL; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

RATTUS;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SODIUM CHANNELS; TETRODOTOXIN; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 65349192190     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.5.293     Document Type: Article

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