Activation of the Ca2+-activated K+ channel via protein kinase A-dependent phosphorylation in human prostatic smooth muscle cells

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 482-486

  Kurokawa, Yasushi ^a   Kojima, Keiji ^a   Kanayama, Hiro Omi ^a   Kagawa, Susumu ^a   Minami, Kazushi ^a   Nakaya, Yutaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ca2+ activated K+ channel; Prostatic smooth muscle cell; Protein kinase A; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATOR; AMRINONE; CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; FORSKOLIN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CALCIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MUSCLE FIBER CULTURE; PATCH CLAMP; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; AMRINONE; CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; FORSKOLIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PHOSPHORYLATION; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031595296     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1998.tb00394.x     Document Type: Article

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