title: [Short circuit current technology and its application in the study of traditional Chinese medicine].
abstract: Short circuit current (I(sc)) technique has been applied in the studies of transepithelial ion transport in various epithelia. Recently it has also been used in the modernization researches on traditional Chinese medicines. This review gives an overview of the basic principle of the I(sc) technique, the targets of measurement, ion transport, ion channel, the general ways of I(sc) research design, the application of I(sc) technology in the researches on traditional Chinese medicines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China. yjs@888@163.com
authors.forename: Jin-song
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Da-jian
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Li-ying
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Sui
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chang-jie
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015640:Ion Channel Gating / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D017136:Ion Transport / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal