Depolarizing chloride gradient in developing cochlear nucleus neurons: Underlying mechanism and implication for calcium signaling

Neuroscience

Volumn 261, Issue , 2014, Pages 207-222

  Witte, M ^a,b   Reinert, T ^a   Dietz, B ^a   Nerlich, J ^a   Rubsamen R ^a   Milenkovic, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bushy cells; Chloride homeostasis; Imaging; KCC2; NKCC1; Perforated patch

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL R TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE ION; GLYCINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE COTRANSPORTER; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE COTRANSPORTER 2; SODIUM POTASSIUM CHLORIDE COTRANSPORTER 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GERBIL; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BUSHY CELLS; CHLORIDE HOMEOSTASIS; IMAGING; KCC2; NKCC1; PERFORATED PATCH;

ANIMALS; BUMETANIDE; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CHLORINE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; GABA-A RECEPTOR AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GERBILLINAE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MUSCIMOL; NEURONS; SODIUM; SODIUM POTASSIUM CHLORIDE SYMPORTER INHIBITORS; SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 12, MEMBER 2;

EID: 84892867145     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.12.050     Document Type: Article

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