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Ag+ caused an inward current on voltage-clamped skeletal muscle. The current was carried by Ca2+, Mg2+, and Na+, and was blocked by Cd2+or Ni2+ but not by nifedipine or D600. Channel gating is supposed to be modified by Ag+.
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Aoki, T., Oba, T. (1992). Ag+-Induced Inward Current on Frog Skeletal Muscle. In: Frank, G.B., Bianchi, C.P., ter Keurs, H.E.D.J. (eds) Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth Muscle. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 311. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3362-7_36
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