Distribution and functional significance of the P-type, voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels in the mammalian central nervous system

• Published in: Trends in neurosciences (Regular ed.) Vol. 15; no. 9; p. 351
• Main Authors: Llinás, R, Sugimori, M, Hillman, D E, Cherksey, B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.09.1992
• Subjects: Animals; Calcium Channels - physiology; Central Nervous System - physiology; Electrophysiology; Humans

In addition to the three types of voltage-dependent calcium channels presently recognized in the CNS, the L-, the T- and the N-types, a fourth distinct type known as the P-type channel has recently been described. This channel, initially recognized in Purkinje cells (and thus the name), is not block...