Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 9 , Pages 683-693 , September 2009

Arsenic Trioxide Modulates the Central Snail Neuron Action Potential

  • Guan-Ling Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei
    • ,
  • Yu-Chi Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei
    • ,
  • Yi-Hung Chen

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chia-Ling Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei
    • ,
  • Ming-Cheng Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Professor Ming-Cheng Tsai, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 1, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 6 October 2008 ,Revised 16 January 2009 ,Accepted 31 March 2009.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60391-0

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60391-0

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 9 , Pages 683-693 , September 2009

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