Identification of a nonselective cation channel in isolated lens fiber cells that is activated by cell shrinkage

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 303, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Gunning, S J ^a   Chung, K K H ^a   Donaldson, Paul J ^a   Webb, K F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell volume regulation; Lens cataract; Lens fiber cells; Nonselective cation channels

Indexed keywords

CATION CHANNEL; CHLORIDE ION; GADOLINIUM; LANTHANUM; MEGLUMINE; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CELL SHRINKAGE; CELL SIZE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPEROSMOTIC STRESS; ION CONDUCTANCE; LENS FIBER; LENS FIBER CELL; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; GADOLINIUM; GLUCONATES; ION CHANNELS; LANTHANUM; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MEGLUMINE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT ANION CHANNELS;

EID: 84871317500     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: 15221563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00237.2012     Document Type: Article

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