Calcium-activated potassium current in cultured rabbit retinal pigment epithelial cells

Current Eye Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 237-246

  Tao, Qianping ^a   Kelly, Melanie E M ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcium activated K+ current; Patch clamp; Retinal pigment epithelial cells

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHARYBDOTOXIN; IBERIOTOXIN; IONOMYCIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0029983750     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713689609007617     Document Type: Article

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