Analysis of astroglial K+ channel expression in the developing hippocampus reveals a predominant role of the Kir4.1 subunit

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 7474-7488

  Seifert, Gerald ^a   Hüttmann, Kerstin ^a   Binder, Devin K ^b   Hartmann, Christian ^a   Wyczynski, Alexandra ^a   Neusch, Clemens ^c   Steinhäuser, Christian ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL SUBUNIT KIR4.1; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOMEOSTASIS; MACROGLIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTROCYTES; BARIUM; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBENOXOLONE; CHLORIDES; CONNEXINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GAP JUNCTIONS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, TANDEM PORE DOMAIN; QUININE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 67049137337     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3790-08.2009     Document Type: Article

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