Single transient K channels in mammalian sensory neurons
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Properties of transient K+ currents and underlying single K+ channels in rat olfactory receptor neurons
The transient potassium current, IK(t), of enzymatically dissociated rat olfactory receptor neurons was studied using patch-clamp techniques. Upon depolarization from negative holding potentials, IK(t) activated rapidly and then inactivated with a time course described by the sum of two exponential components with time constants of 22.4 and 143 ms. Single-channel analysis revealed a further sma...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biophysical Journal
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0006-3495
DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(86)83754-7