Evidence against the association of the sulphonylurea receptor with endogenous Kir family members other than K(ATP) in coronary vascular smooth muscle

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 432, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 355-357

  Wellman, G C ^a   Quayle, J M ^a   Standen, N B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary artery; Inward rectifier; Potassium channel; Smooth muscle; Sulphonylurea

Indexed keywords

GLIBENCLAMIDE; PINACIDIL; RECEPTOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; SWINE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ARTERIES; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BARIUM; CORONARY VESSELS; GLYBURIDE; GUANIDINES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PINACIDIL; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; RECEPTORS, DRUG; SWINE;

EID: 0029987573     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050144     Document Type: Article

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