Patch clamp and perfusion techniques for studying ion channels expressed in xenopus oocytes

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 47, 2011, Pages

  Yang, Junqiu ^a   Delaloye, Kelli ^a   Lee, Urvi S ^a   Cui, Jianmin ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biophysics; Cellular Biology; Electrophysiology; Exogenous expression system; Ion channel; Issue 47; mRNA; Patch clamp; Transcription; Xenopus oocyte

Indexed keywords

LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; GENETICS; INSTRUMENTATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PATCH CLAMP; PERFUSION; PHYSIOLOGY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PERFUSION; RNA, MESSENGER; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 80355125566     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2269     Document Type: Article

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