Expression of voltage-activated chloride currents in acute slices of human gliomas
Ullrich N, Bordey A, Gillespie GY, Sontheimer H. Expression of voltage-activated chloride currents in acute slices of human gliomas. Neuroscience 1998, 83: 1161-1173. PMID: 9502255, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(97)00456-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute slicesChloride currentsGlioma cellsGrade tumorsGlial cellsPatient biopsiesWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsChloride channelsHost glial cellsImplanted glioma cellsPathological tumor gradeLow-grade tumorsHigh-grade tumorsPatch-clamp recordingsSpecific Cl- channelsNormal glial cellsAstrocyte-like cellsShort-term cultureTumor gradePathological gradeSCID miceVoltage-activated sodiumIntracranial injectionPotassium currentExperimental tumors