β Subunit Heterogeneity in N-type Ca2+ Channels
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Low threshold Ca2+ currents mediated by T-type channels underlie burst spike activities of relay neurons in the thalamus. We have previously reported that knock-out mice for T-type channels show an enhanced nociceptive response to visceral pain, accompanied by an increase in tonic spikes in the absence of burst spikes in thalamic relay neurons. These results raised a possibility that T-type cha...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biological Chemistry
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0021-9258
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.6.3207