Characterization of tetrandrine-induced inhibition of large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels in a human endothelial cell line (HUV- EC-C)

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 292, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 188-195

  Wu, Sheng Nan ^a   Li, Hui Fang ^a   Lo, Yi Ching ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; TETRANDRINE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CHANNEL GATING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT KINETICS; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ALKALOIDS; APAMIN; BENZYLISOQUINOLINES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CELL LINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EVANS BLUE; GLYBURIDE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NIFLUMIC ACID; NITROPRUSSIDE; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; THAPSIGARGIN; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 0033957884     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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