Electrophysiology and beyond: Multiple roles of Na+ channel β subunits in development and disease

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 486, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 53-59

  Patino, Gustavo A ^a   Isom, Lori L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta subunit; Cell adhesion; Epilepsy; Mouse model; Na+ current; Voltage gated Na+ channel

Indexed keywords

BETA1 INTEGRIN; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

BETA CHAIN; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SURFACE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; FASCICULATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL MOVEMENT; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MUTATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURITES; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 78049361936     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.06.050     Document Type: Review

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