Membrane cholesterol content modulates activation of volume-regulated anion current in bovine endothelial cells

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 405-416

  Levitan, Irena ^a   Christian, Aimee E ^b   Tulenko, Thomas N ^c   Rothblat, George H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anion channels; Cholesterol; Volume regulation

Indexed keywords

ANION CHANNEL; CHOLESTEROL; ION CHANNEL; METHYL BETA CYCLODEXTRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; ION CURRENT; LIPID BILAYER; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANIONS; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHOLESTEROL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENERGY METABOLISM; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; LIPID BILAYERS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; VASCULAR CAPACITANCE;

EID: 0034081627     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.115.4.405     Document Type: Article

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