Clustered Distribution of Calcium Sensitivities: An Indication of Hetero-tetrameric Gating Components in Ca2+-activated K+ Channels Reconstituted from Avian Nasal Gland Cells

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 275-282

  Wu, J V ^a   Shuttleworth, T J ^a   Stampe, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ca2+ activated K+ channel; Calcium sensitivity; Epithelium; Lipid bilayer; Potassium channel; Salt gland

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; EPITHELIUM; FOWL; LIPID BILAYER; NONHUMAN; NOSE; SALT GLAND;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CALCIUM; CHARYBDOTOXIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DUCKS; ION CHANNEL GATING; KINETICS; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN HYBRIDIZATION; SALT GLAND; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0030456830     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900152     Document Type: Article

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