Enhancement of Ca2+-dependent outward current in sheep bladder myocytes by Evans blue dye

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 435, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 631-636

  Hollywood, M A ^a   Cotton, K D ^a   McHale, N G ^a   Thornbury, K D ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium dependent potassium current; K+ channel opener; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

CHARYBDOTOXIN; EVANS BLUE; HEPARIN; IBERIOTOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER MUSCLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SMOOTH MUSCLE; ANIMAL; BLADDER; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; EVANS BLUE; FEMALE; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; SHEEP; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 0032037589     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050563     Document Type: Article

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