Ethanol increases the activity of large conductance, Ca2+-activated K+ channels in isolated neurohypophysial terminals

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-48

  Dopico, Alejandro M ^a   Lemos, José R ^a   Treistman, Steven N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCIUM ION; OXYTOCIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SECOND MESSENGER;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; ETHANOL; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION TRANSPORT; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS;

EID: 0030039577     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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