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Abstract
The gigaseal patch clamp technique was used to investigate the electrophysiological properties of a line of embryonal carcinoma cells (PCC4) that were induced to undergo neuronal differentiation. A large increase in number of voltage-dependent potassium and sodium channels was observed during differentiation. The pharmacology and kinetics of the macroscopic sodium and potassium currents in the differentiated cells closely resembled those of the rapid inward sodium current and the delayed rectifier, respectively. The kinetic behavior of single-channel potassium currents was consistent with the properties of the macroscopic delayed rectifier current.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6097319 PMCID: PMC1435111 DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(84)84081-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys J ISSN: 0006-3495 Impact factor: 4.033