DocumentCode
416855
Title
The role of cation-chloride cotransporters in neuronal signal transmission
Author
Asai, T. ; Kusudo, K. ; Murase, K.
Author_Institution
Fukui Univ., Japan
Volume
3
fYear
2003
fDate
4-6 Aug. 2003
Firstpage
3314
Abstract
Cation-chloride (CY) cotransporters play an important role in neurotransmission by participating in ion homeostasis. We have applied an optical imaging technique to rat spinal cord slices and examined how extracellular K/sup +/ concentration ([K/sup +/]/sub 0/) is regulated. Our results show the involvement of the K-Cl cotransporters in response to changes in [K/sup +/]/sub 0/ in the rat spinal dorsal horn.
Keywords
biomedical optical imaging; cellular transport; neurophysiology; cation-chloride cotransporters; extracellular K/sup +/ concentration; ion homeostasis; neuronal signal transmission; optical imaging technique; rat spinal cord slices; rat spinal dorsal horn;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
SICE 2003 Annual Conference
Conference_Location
Fukui, Japan
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8352-4
Type
conf
Filename
1323920
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