The inhibition of inwardly rectifying K channels by memantine in macrophages and microglial cells

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 938-951

  Tsai, Ke Li ^a   Chang, Hsueh Fen ^b   Wu, Sheng Nan ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Channel kinetics; Inwardly rectifying potassium channel; Macrophage; Memantine; Membrane potential; Microglial cell

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MEMANTINE; SPERMINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC50; MACROPHAGE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MICROGLIA; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 84879473700     PISSN: 10158987     EISSN: 14219778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000350112     Document Type: Article

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