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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-12-10
pubmed:abstractText
Voltage-gated ion channels play a critical role in coupling excitation at the neuromuscular junction to activation of contractile elements within a muscle fiber. Abnormal channel function can lead to either muscle paralysis or delayed relaxation. Recent advances in the molecular characterization of these ion channels have provided the tools needed to investigate the relationship between channel mutations and disorders of muscle excitability. This article reviews our current understanding of muscle sodium, calcium, and chloride channels and their role in the pathogenesis of myotonia and periodic paralysis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0969-9961
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
254-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Ion channel mutations and diseases of skeletal muscle.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review