Glial cells have heart: rH1 Na+ channel mRNA and protein in spinal cord astrocytes
Black JA, Dib‐Hajj S, Cohen S, Hinson AW, Waxman SG. Glial cells have heart: rH1 Na+ channel mRNA and protein in spinal cord astrocytes. Glia 1998, 23: 200-208. PMID: 9633805, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1136(199807)23:3<200::aid-glia3>3.0.co;2-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTTX-resistant currentStellate astrocytesSpinal cordCultured spinal cord astrocytesVoltage-sensitive sodium currentsChannel mRNASodium currentDorsal root ganglion neuronsSodium channel immunoreactivityRT-PCRSpinal cord astrocytesTTX-sensitive currentsIntact spinal cordSpinal cord culturesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionSodium channel mRNASodium channel expressionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionTTX-resistant channelsPolyclonal antibodiesChannel immunoreactivityP7 ratsGanglion neuronsPolymerase chain reactionChannel antibodies