Effects of paxilline on K+ channels in rat mesenteric arterial cells

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 372, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 103-107

  Li, Gungdi ^a   Cheung, Donald W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Iberiotoxin; K+ channel, Ca2+ activated; Paxilline; Smooth muscle, vascular

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; IBERIOTOXIN; MYCOTOXIN; NIFEDIPINE; PAXILLINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INDOLES; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032943817     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00188-0     Document Type: Article

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