A conserved cytoplasmic region of ROMK modulates pH sensitivity, conductance, and gating

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 4 42-4, 1997, Pages

  Choe, Han ^a   Zhou, Hao ^a   Palmer, Lawrence G ^a   Sackin, Henry ^a,b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel; Inward rectifier; Kidney; PK(a); Potassium

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CELL PH; CHANNEL GATING; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW INWARD CURRENT; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030664037     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1997.273.4.f516     Document Type: Article

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