Ion currents in smooth muscle cells from human small bronchioles: Presence of an inward rectifier K+ current and three types of large conductance K+ channel

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 835-846

  Snetkov, V A ^a   Ward, J P T ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ION; CALCIUM ION; CESIUM ION; CHLORIDE CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; IBERIOTOXIN; MEGLUMINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FETUS CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; ION CURRENT; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0032848554     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0958067099018874     Document Type: Article

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