Activation of potassium currents by inhibitors of calcium-activated chloride conductance in rabbit portal vein smooth muscle cells

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 513-520

  Toma, C ^a,b   Greenwood, I A ^a   Helliwell, R M ^a   Large, W A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Anthracene 9 carboxylic acid; Chloride channel blockers; Ethacrynic acid; Indanyloxyacetic acid; Potassium currents; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

9 ANTHROIC ACID; CHLORIDE CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID; ETACRYNIC ACID; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLYCOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; INDANYLOXYACETIC ACID; TETRYLAMMONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EGTAZIC ACID; ETHACRYNIC ACID; FEMALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PORTAL VEIN; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RABBITS;

EID: 0029894688     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15432.x     Document Type: Article

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