Transient voltage-gated potassium channels in cultured hippocampal astrocytes

In the nervous system, the roles of Kv channels are well established as being critical for regulating action potential frequency, membrane potential, and neurotransmitter release. However, their role in glial cells, a non-excitable cell type, is yet to be fully understood. Whole-cell current kinetic...

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Main Author: Bekar, Lane Kenneth
Other Authors: Walz, Wolfgang
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2005
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Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-04182005-144202/