Mechanosensitive unpaired innexin channels in C. elegans touch neurons

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 307, Issue 10, 2014, Pages C966-C977

  Sangaletti, Rachele ^a   Dahl, Gerhard ^a   Bianchi, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AZIDE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; INNEXIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROBENECID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOUCH; ANIMAL; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HIRUDINIDA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CONNEXINS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; NEURONS; TOUCH;

EID: 84916883186     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: 15221563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00246.2014     Document Type: Article

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