Ion channel assay methods
US7923537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/6872
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of characterizing the biological activity of a candidate compound may include exposing cells to the candidate compound, and then exposing the cells to a repetitive application of electric fields so as to set the transmembrane potential to a level corresponding to a pre-selected voltage dependent state of a target ion channel.
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