Ca2+ current and Ca2+-activated chloride current in isolated smooth muscle cells of the sheep urethra

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 505, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 121-131

  Cotton, K D ^a   Hollywood, M A ^a   McHale, N G ^a   Thornbury, K D ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

9 ANTHROIC ACID; BARIUM ION; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORIDE ION; NIFEDIPINE; NIFLUMIC ACID; BARIUM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; 9-ANTHROIC ACID; ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORIDE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SLOW INWARD CURRENT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; URETHRA; CALCIUM ACTIVATED CHLORIDE CURRENT; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; EVOKED RESPONSE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; PERFORATED PATCH CLAMP; VOLTAGE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTHRACENES; BARIUM; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; CHLORIDES; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NIFEDIPINE; NIFLUMIC ACID; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SHEEP; URETHRA;

EID: 0030816856     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.121bc.x     Document Type: Article

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