Characterization of K Currents in Cultured Human Corporal Smooth Muscle Cells

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 319-328

  CHRIST, G J ^a   SPRAY, D C ^a   BRINK, P R ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

electrophysiology; erectile physiology; Human corpus cavernosum; K channels; maxi K channel; patch clamp studies; pinacidil; vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; CALCIUM ION; PINACIDIL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; BAY-K-8644; CELLS, CULTURED; GUANIDINES; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PENIS; PINACIDIL; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0027493078     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.1993.tb00392.x     Document Type: Article

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