NOVEL EFFECT OF AZIDE ON SODIUM-CHANNEL OF XENOPUS OOCYTES

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作者
ANDO, H
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[1] Department of Physiology, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe
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10.1016/S0006-291X(05)80209-8
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Bath application of a few mM of sodium azide to a voltage clamped oocyte activated a voltage dependent Na+ current. Characteristics of the azide-induced current were the same as those of already described Na+ current induced by prolonged depolarization. The Na+ current induced either by azide or depolarization was suppressed by the application of Ca2+ channel blockers (Diltiazem and La3+). Azide is known to affect some metabolic processes (ATP and cGMP production etc.), but the present effect could not be attributed to metabolic actions. © 1990 Academic Press, Inc.
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