Distribution of high-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels in rat vestibular epithelia

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 517, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-145

  Schweizer, Felix E ^a   Savin, David ^a   Luu, Cindy ^a   Sultemeier, David R ^a   Hoffman, Larry F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calretinin; Crista ampullaris; Hair cells; Immunohistochemistry; Striola; Utricle

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CALRETININ;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL SHAPE; ENCAPSULATION; HAIR CELL; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIUM; HAIR CELLS, VESTIBULAR; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TUBULIN; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH;

EID: 70349838245     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22148     Document Type: Article

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