The effects of changing intracellular pH on calcium and potassium currents in smooth muscle cells from the guinea pig ureter

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 435, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 518-522

  Smith, R D ^a   Eisner, D A ^a   Wray, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Contraction; Electrophysiology; Guinea pig; PH; Potassium Ureter

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; BUTYRIC ACID; NIFEDIPINE; TETRYLAMMONIUM; TRIMETHYLAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; ION CURRENT; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; URETER PERISTALSIS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELL SEPARATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUINEA PIGS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; URETER;

EID: 0031884228     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050547     Document Type: Article

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