Voltage-dependent inhibition of RCK1 K+ channels by phenol, p-cresol, and benzyl alcohol

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 475-483

  Elliott, A A ^a   Elliott, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZYL ALCOHOL; PARA CRESOL; PHENOL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENCY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR CLONING; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BENZYL ALCOHOL; BENZYL ALCOHOLS; BRAIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRESOLS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; OOCYTES; PHENOL; PHENOLS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030889323     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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