| Literature DB >> 6301014 |
Abstract
Chemosensitive single-channel fluctuations were observed to be induced in essentially solvent-free lipid bimolecular membranes by the addition of sonicated homogenates of rat olfactory epithelium. The chemosensitive channels were not observed when respiratory epithelium homogenates were used instead. Ionic selectivity is consistent with potassium ions as the charge carrier. These channels may be associated with the initial events of chemoreception in the rat olfactory epithelium.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6301014 DOI: 10.1126/science.6301014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728