1997
TTX-Sensitive and -Resistant Na+ Currents, and mRNA for the TTX-Resistant rH1 Channel, Are Expressed in B104 Neuroblastoma Cells
Gu X, Dib-Hajj S, Rizzo M, Waxman S. TTX-Sensitive and -Resistant Na+ Currents, and mRNA for the TTX-Resistant rH1 Channel, Are Expressed in B104 Neuroblastoma Cells. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 77: 236-246. PMID: 9120565, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.1.236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB104 neuroblastoma cellsTTX-resistant channelsB104 cellsNeuroblastoma cellsWhole-cell patch-clamp methodAbsence of TTXTTX-resistant currentTTX-sensitive currentsPresence of TTXPA/pFTranscription-polymerase chain reactionLong QT syndromeCell linesSteady-state inactivationNeuroblastoma cell linesAlpha-subunit mRNAPatch-clamp methodTTX-sensitiveHalf-maximal inhibitionInactivation time constantsChannel mRNATTXMembrane excitabilitySubunit mRNAsRT-PCR
1994
Rat brain Na+ channel mRNAs in non‐excitable Schwann cells
Oh Y, Black J, Waxman S. Rat brain Na+ channel mRNAs in non‐excitable Schwann cells. FEBS Letters 1994, 350: 342-346. PMID: 8070590, DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(94)00807-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe expression of rat brain voltage-sensitive Na+ channel mRNAs in astrocytes
Oh Y, Black J, Waxman S. The expression of rat brain voltage-sensitive Na+ channel mRNAs in astrocytes. Brain Research 1994, 23: 57-65. PMID: 8028484, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(94)90211-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat brainChannel mRNAChannel subtypesCultured spinal cordSkeletal muscleRat optic nerveNeuronal cell bodiesRegions of CNSSubtype IRat skeletal muscleOptic nervePolymerase chain reactionSpinal cordRat astrocytesDistinct subtypesAstrocytesCell bodiesSubtypesBrainRT-PCRSubtype IIRat tissuesChain reactionRat liverReverse transcription