Voltage-Sensitive Ion Channels

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• From the contents: Capo Boi Lectura Magistralis on: Multiple types of neuronal calcium channels.
• Molecular properties of voltage-sensitive sodium and calcium channels.
• Molecular properties of dihydropyridine and phenylalkylamine-sensitive calcium channels.
• Active currents in mammalian sympathetic neurones.
• Modulation of calcium currents in cultured astrocytes by isoproterenol.
• Voltage-sensitive K+ channels contribute to dendritic excitability in cerebellar purkinje neurons.
• Receptor modulation of ACTH release in a clonal line of pituitary cells. Role of voltage gated calcium channels.
• Mechanism of calcium channel inactivation in PC12 cells and its importance for controlling neurotransmitter secretion.
• Block and modulation of neuronal Ca channels by catecholamines, cyclic alcohols and nickel.
• Neuronal and cardiac muscarinic acetylcholine receptors: regulation and development.
• Coupling between muscarinic receptor and calcium channel.
• Regulation of calcium influx in pheochromocytoma and lactotroph cells.
• Studies on glutamate receptor regulo-protein kinase C translocation and activation.
• Morphine withdrawal syndrome and calcium channels: „in vivo“ and „in vitro“ studies.
• Membrane processes and ionic movements involved in ouabain-induced stimulation of dopamine release from tuberoinfundibular neurons.
• Calcium channel agonists and antagonists modulate voltage dependent calcium influx and neurotransmitter release in the central nervous system.