ATP-Sensitive potassium channel regulates astrocytic gap junction permeability by a Ca2+-independent mechanism

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1249-1256

  Velasco, Ana ^a   Tabernero, Arantxa ^a   Granda, Begoña ^a   Medina, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain; Glial cells; Intercellular communication; Lucifer yellow; Potassium channel openers; Sulfonylurea

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; DIAZOXIDE; ENDOTHELIN 1; GLIBENCLAMIDE; LUCIFER YELLOW; OCTANOL; OLEIC ACID; PINACIDIL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; TOLBUTAMIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; GLIA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033968088     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.741249.x     Document Type: Article

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