We investigated the membrane properties and dominant ionic conductances in the plasma membrane of the calcifying marine phytoplankton Coccolithus pelagicus using the patch-clamp technique. Whole-cell ...

Figure 1: Ethanol potentiates a potassium current induced by rapid activation of GABA B receptors in cerebellar granule cells in culture. To assess ethanol effects on GIRKs coupled to different ...

Previous research has suggested that neurons in multiple sclerosis (MS) exhibit metabolic exhaustion, believed to be caused by chronic hyperexcitability, which can lead to neurodegeneration.

The underlying cause of multiple sclerosis, a disease that affects 2.5 million people worldwide, has proven elusive despite more than a century of research. Evidence indicates that multiple sclerosis ...