Table 1 Maximal current amplitudes recorded from exogenous channels expressed in X. laevis and X. borealis oocytes.

From: Xenopus borealis as an alternative source of oocytes for biophysical and pharmacological studies of neuronal ion channels

Ion Channel

Maximal current (μA)

P value

n number

X. laevis

X. borealis

KV10.1

21.0 ± 11.8

23.6 ± 8.5

0.49

15

KV11.1

1.1 ± 0.8

0.9 ± 0.2

0.31

14

NaV1.2

5.3 ± 3.6

8.0 ± 5.3

0.16

11

NaV1.5

3.3 ± 3.0

5.1 ± 2.5

0.08

15

NaV1.7

2.2 ± 1.4

1.9 ± 0.5

0.38

12

ASIC1a

4.8 ± 4.5

3.9 ± 3.0

0.44

20

ASIC1b

3.5 ± 2.9

5.5 ± 4.2

0.13

20

ASIC2a

3.8 ± 3.0

3.8 ± 3.7

0.96

18

ASIC3

1.2 ± 1.1

1.3 ± 0.8

0.94

23

GABAA α1β2γ2L

7.0 ± 2.3

7.3 ± 2.7

0.77

9

GABAA α5β2γ2L

3.5 ± 1.7

4.4 ± 2.2

0.35

10

GABAA α5β3γ2L

3.8 ± 2.0

3.9 ± 2.6

0.89

7

GlyR α1N203C

8.4 ± 0.5

8.0 ± 2.0

0.63

6

GlyR α1R271C

3.4 ± 4.2

2.7 ± 1.2

0.69

6

  1. Maximal current ± s.d. P values were calculated comparing X. laevis and X. borealis using an unpaired t-test.
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