The Cav3.2 T-type calcium channel regulates temporal coding in mouse mechanoreceptors

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 589, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2229-2243

  Wang, Rui ^a   Lewin, Gary R ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL CAV3.2; CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CA(V)3.2 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; D HAIR RECEPTOR; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER C; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPIKE WAVE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACTILE STIMULATION; VELOCITY; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL CULTURE; GENETICS; INNERVATION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; MYELINATED NERVE; NONMYELINATED NERVE; REACTION TIME; SKIN; SPINAL GANGLION; STIMULATION; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, T-TYPE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELLS, CULTURED; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MECHANORECEPTORS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955411893     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.203463     Document Type: Article

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