A novel type of internal barium block of a maxi-K+ channel from human vas deferens epithelial cells

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 199-209

  Sohma, Y ^a,c   Harris, A ^b   Argent, B E ^a   Gray, M A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CELL KINETICS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHANNEL GATING; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; PATCH CLAMP; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0031962308     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77780-X     Document Type: Article

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