Ca2+activated K+ channels in human smooth muscle cells of coronary atherosclerotic plaques and coronary media segments

Basic Research in Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 233-239

  Wiecha, J ^a   Schlager B ^b   Voisard, R ^b   Hannekum, A ^b   Mattfeldt, T ^b   Hombach, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Ca2+ activated K+ channels; Patch clamp technique; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; IBERIOTOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CHANNEL GATING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030817932     PISSN: 03008428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00788518     Document Type: Article

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