Two barium binding sites on a maxi K+ channel from human vas deferens epithelial cells

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1316-1325

  Sohma, Y ^a,c   Harris, A ^b   Wardle, C J C ^b   Argent, B E ^a   Gray, M A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FETUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PATCH CLAMP; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030040483     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79688-1     Document Type: Article

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