Acetylcholine-induced K+ currents in smooth muscle cells of intact rat small arteries

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 500, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 617-630

  Weidelt, Thomas ^a   Boldt, Wolfgang ^a   Markwardt, Fritz ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHARYBDOTOXIN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CLAMP; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0031001828     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1997.sp022047     Document Type: Article

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