Tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channels contribute to directional responses in starburst amacrine cells

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Oesch, Nicholas W ^a   Taylor, W Rowland ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN; 2,3 DIOXO 6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO(F)QUINOXALINE; 2,3-DIOXO-6-NITRO-7-SULFAMOYLBENZO(F)QUINOXALINE; QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; STARBURST AMACRINE CELL; SYNAPSE; VISUAL STIMULATION; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; METABOLISM; MOTION; RABBIT;

AMACRINE CELLS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOTION; QUINOXALINES; RABBITS; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SODIUM CHANNELS; SYNAPSES; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 77957928314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012447     Document Type: Article

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